SSC/Structure/BiPolytropes/51RenormaizePart2
Radial Oscillations in (nc,ne) = (5,1) Bipolytropes
Logically, this chapter extends the discussion — specifically the subsection titled, Try Again — found in the "Ramblings" chapter in which we introduced a total-mass-based renormalization of models along sequences of bipolytropes.
Building Each Model
Basic Equilibrium Structure
Most of the details underpinning the following summary relations can be found here.
Note: For an n = 5 polytrope (like our bipolytrope's core), the units of the polytropic constant, , are .
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Note that, for a given specification of the molecular-weight ratio, , and the interface location, , in which case,
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Additional Relations
Core
The analytically prescribed radial pressure gradient in the core can be obtained as follows.
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Hence,
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For comparison, in hydrostatic balance we expect …
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This matches our earlier expression, as it should.
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Takeaway Expression
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Envelope
Given that, for the envelope,
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we deduce that,
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As a cross-check …
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and,
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That is,
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Correct!
Time-Dependent Euler Equation
We begin with the form of the,
Euler Equation
that is broadly relevant to studies of radial oscillations in spherically symmetric configurations. Recognizing from, for example, a related discussion that, , and that,
we obtain our
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Given as well that,
we see that,
Next, if as above, we multiply through by , we obtain the relevant,
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where, as a reminder, the dimensionless time is,
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CAUTION! Regarding Our Chosen Lagrangian Fluid Marker
If we were to use as our primary Lagrangian fluid marker, we would be in a position to analytically specify the function, . Here, however, we will call upon rather than to serve as the primary Lagrangian fluid marker because mass facilitates our efforts to highlight a variety of important physical properties of bipolytropic configurations. We will therefore need to specify the function, instead of . For the core, this choice does not introduce any particularly difficult computational challenges because we can invert the relationship analytically to obtain …
where,
This is not the case for the envelope, however; we will not be able to analytically specify . This is unfortunate, as a numerical (rather than analytic) specification will necessarily introduce additional errors into our solution of the displacement function — which already is a small and error-prone quantity. We will nevertheless proceed along this line. |
Example Models Along BiPolytrope Sequence 0.3100
For the case of and , we consider here the examination of models with three relatively significant values of the core/envelope interface:
- Model D : Approximate location along the sequence of the model with the maximum fractional core radius.
- Model C : Approximate location along the sequence of the onset of fundamental-mode instability.
- Model A : Exact location along the sequence of the model with the maximum fractional core mass.
Model C Finite-Difference Representation
Here we examine a discrete representation of a model along the sequence whose core/envelope interface is located at ; whose core mass-fraction is ; and for which, .
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STEP1: Divide the core into grid lines — that is, into radial zones — associating the first "grid line" with the center of the core and the last grid line with the radial location of the core/envelope interface; in Table C1, we have set . Choosing as the principal Lagrangian coordinate, and using the available analytic expressions, assign values to the following physical quantities at each grid line:
- Mass (see column titled tilde M_r in Table C1): Set ; then, for , set
See Also
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