Non-radial oscillations and vibrational stability of massive stars initially composed of pure hydrogen

Abstract

The study of vibrational stability of nassive stars undergoing radial oscillations has been investigated thoroughly by Schwarzschild and Harm [1], A. Boury [2] and P. Ledoux [3]. However, until recentl~ very little work has been done on the stability of stars undergoing non-radial oscillations. R.L. Simon [4] has studied the vibrational stability of the standard model undergoing non-radial oscillations but the difficulty in solving the basic equations governing non-radial oscillations has hampered the study of the stability of massive stars. Show more