(a) A pulsating white dwarf has mass and radius . Using the pulsation constant ,…

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Problem

(a) A pulsating white dwarf has mass

M = 0.60\,M_\odot

and radius

R = 0.0125\,R_\odot

. Using the pulsation constant

Q = 0.040\,\mathrm{d}

, estimate its radial fundamental pulsation period, in seconds. (b) A helium-core-burning red giant, observed as a solar-like oscillator, has

\nu_{\max} = 25\,\mu\mathrm{Hz}

\Delta\nu = 3.0\,\mu\mathrm{Hz}

and

T_{\rm eff} = 4700\,\mathrm{K}

. Using the solar calibration

\Delta\nu_\odot = 135\,\mu\mathrm{Hz}

\nu_{\max,\odot} = 3090\,\mu\mathrm{Hz}

T_{{\rm eff},\odot} = 5777\,\mathrm{K}

, find its mass and radius.

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