SSC/Stability/BiPolytropes/RedGiantToPN/Pt4
Main Sequence to Red Giant to Planetary Nebula
Part I: Background & Objective
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Part II:
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Part III:
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Part IV:
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Succinct
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In shorthand, we can rewrite this equation in the form,
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where,
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and,
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Specific Polytropes
In a separate discussion, we have shown that configurations with a polytropic equation of state exhibit a characteristic length scale that is given by the expression,
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and, once the dimensionless polytropic temperature, , is known, the radial dependence of key physical variables is given by the expressions,
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if, as in a separate discussion, and … |
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Combining variable expressions from the above right-hand column, we find that for polytropes,
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More generally, combining variable expressions from the above left-hand column, we find,
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As a result, for polytropes we can write,
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Finally, multiplying through by — which everywhere converts to — gives, what we will refer to as the,
BiPolytrope
Let's stick with the dimensional version and set , in which case the Polytropic LAWE is,
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Core (n = 5)
For the core, we know that . Hence,
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Now, given that,
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we can everywhere make the substitution,
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Note, also, that throughout the core, the relevant LAWE is,
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Next, try the solution,
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in which case,
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Setting gives the desired result, namely,
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Envelope (n = 1)
From the variable expressions in the right-hand column of Step 8 of the construction chapter,
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For the envelope, we know from separate work that,
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Numerical Integration Through Envelope
The discussion in this subsection is guided by our previous attempt at numerical integration.
Here, we focus on the LAWE that is relevant to the envelope, namely,
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where we have plugged in the values, . Using the general finite-difference approach described separately, we make the substitutions,
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and, |
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which will provide an approximate expression for , given the values of and .
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STEP 1: Specify the interface location from the perspective of the core; that is, specify , in which case,
STEP 2: Adopting the normalization , determine numerous additional equilibrium properties at the interface, such as …
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