Equilibrium Structures of Rotationally and Tidally Distorted Polytropic Models of Stars

We propose suitable modifications in the concept of Roche equipotentials to account for the effect of mass distribution inside a star. The Kippenhahn and Thomas (1970) approach is used to incorporate the effects of rotational and tidal forces in the equations of stellar structure. The proposed metho...

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Veröffentlicht in:Astrophysics and space science 2006-12, Vol.306 (3), p.165-169
Hauptverfasser: Lal, A K, Saini, S, Mohan, C, Singh, V P
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We propose suitable modifications in the concept of Roche equipotentials to account for the effect of mass distribution inside a star. The Kippenhahn and Thomas (1970) approach is used to incorporate the effects of rotational and tidal forces in the equations of stellar structure. The proposed method is applied to compute structures of certain rotationally and tidally distorted polytropic models.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0004-640X
1572-946X
DOI:10.1007/s10509-006-9209-6