7-11 July 2014
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
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Tidal Effects on Pulsation Modes in Close Binaries

10 Jul 2014, 14:00
20m
Oral Presentation Track D1 - Astrophysics Space

Speaker

Dr Fabio Frescura (University of the Witwatersrand)

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Fabio Frescura
fabiofrescura@gmail.com
University of the Witwatersrand

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MSc

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Light curve data from the Kepler satellite on pulsating eclipsing Algol-type binary systems display a peculiar feature: the primary shows preferential excitation of putative pulsation modes with frequencies resonant with the orbital frequency of the binary system. A proposed explanation of this phenomenon is tidal driving of pulsations by the secondary. This paper presents a preliminary calculation of the effects of linear representations of tides on the pulsation frequencies of a polytropic primary.

Primary author

Mr Massimo Predieri (University of the Witwatersrand)

Co-authors

Dr Christian Engelbrecht (University of Johannesburg) Dr Fabio Frescura (University of the Witwatersrand)

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