Publication
Title
An alternative mathematical treatment of the modulated RR Lyrae stars
Author
Abstract
We present a different analytical description of the Blazhko RR Lyrae stars's light curves in which we take into account both the amplitude and phase modulation directly. Its main advantages compared to the usual description are that it explains global light curve behaviours such as average brightness variation, non-linear shape of the envelope curve, non-sinusoidal frequency variation (see [1]). Its spectra show Fourier properties such as higher order side frequencies, uneven amplitudes of side peaks, larger amplitudes of higher order peaks than the lower order ones, appearing the modulation frequency itself and its harmonics. It also reduces the number of necessary parameters by a factor of 10.
Language
English
Source (journal)
AIP conference proceedings / American Institute of Physics. - New York
Source (book)
International Conference on Stellar Pulsation - Challenges for Theory, and Observation, MAY 31-JUN 05, 2009, Santa Fe, NM
Publication
Melville : Amer inst physics , 2009
ISBN
978-0-7354-0707-7
DOI
10.1063/1.3246490
Volume/pages
1170 (2009) , p. 273-275
ISI
000280126200061
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
Publication type
Subject
External links
Web of Science
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Last edited 03.02.2023
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