# Classically and Asteroseismically Constrained 1D Stellar Evolution Models of α Centauri A and B Using Empirical Mixing Length Calibrations

@article{Joyce2018ClassicallyAA,
title={Classically and Asteroseismically Constrained 1D Stellar Evolution Models of $\alpha$ Centauri A and B Using Empirical Mixing Length Calibrations},
author={Meridith Joyce and Brian Chaboyer},
journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
year={2018},
volume={864}
}
• Published 20 June 2018
• Physics, Geology
• The Astrophysical Journal
The bright, nearby binary α Centauri provides an excellent laboratory for testing stellar evolution models, because it is one of the few stellar systems for which we have high-precision classical (mass, radius, luminosity) and asteroseismic (p-mode) observations. Stellar models are created and fit to the classical and seismic observations of both stars by allowing for the free variation of the convective mixing length parameter αMLT. This system is modeled using five different sets of…

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