2000/03/06 by M. Steffen, Matthias Steffen, Steffen, Matthias
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0003074
Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics, Hong Kong, 3-6 August 1999 12 pages, 5 figures (a version with better quality figures is available at http://www.aip.de/groups/sternphysik/stp/publications_neu.html)
arxiv created 2000/03/06 · openalex publication_date 2000/03/06 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The dynamics and thermal structure of the surface layers of stars with outer convection zones can be studied in some detail by means of numerical simulations of time-dependent compressible convection. In an effort to investigate the properties of ``stellar granulation'' as a function of spectral type, we have carried out elaborate 2-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics calculations of surface convection for a variety of stellar parameters. The main features of these simulations are reviewed, with particular reference to standard mixing length models.