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
Finite-Difference Expressions
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 .
A: Pick ; this will give analytic expressions for , , and for , as well as analytic expressions for and .
B: Divide the radial coordinate grid into 99 spherical shells Then tabulate 100 values of .
Generally speaking, after multiplying through by , the finite-difference representation of the envelope's LAWE takes the form,
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Multiplying through by and solving for gives,
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Now, at the interface, , we don't know the value of , but we know analytically the value of the first derivative, namely,
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Steps
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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 …
STEP 3: Throughout the core — that is, at all radial positions, — the displacement amplitude and its first and second derivatives, respectively, are given by the expressions,
STEP #4: From the determination of the logarithmic slope of the displacement function at the edge of the core — i.e., at the core-envelope interface — determine the slope as viewed from the perspective of the envelope.
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Throughout the envelope — that is, over the range, — the radial coordinate, , is a linear function of and takes on values given by the expression,
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Here we examine some of the properties of the fundamental-mode eigenfunctions that we have found are associated with marginally unstable, bipolytropes.
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Consider the model on the sequence for which ; key properties of this specific equilibrium model are enumerated in the first row of numbers provided in Table 2, above. Figure 5 shows how our numerically derived, fundamental-mode eigenfunction, , varies with the fractional radius over the entire range, . By prescription, the eigenfunction has a value of unity and a slope of zero at the center . Integrating the LAWE outward from the center, through the model's core (blue curve segment), drops smoothly to the value at the interface . Our numerical integration of the LAWE showed that, at the interface, the logarithmic slope of the core (blue) segment of the eigenfunction is,
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Next, following the above discussion of matching conditions at the interface, we determined that, from the perspective of the envelope, the slope of the eigenfunction at the interface must therefore be,
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Adopting this "env" slope along with the amplitude, , as the appropriate interface boundary conditions, we integrated the LAWE from the interface to the surface, obtaining the green-colored segment of the eigenfunction that is shown in Figure 5. The amplitude continued to steadily decrease, reaching a value of , at the model's surface . At the surface, this envelope (green) segment of the eigenfunction exhibits a logarithmic slope that matches to eight significant digits the value that is expected from astrophysical arguments for this marginally unstable model, namely,
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