# Constraining fundamental stellar parameters using seismology. Application to α Centauri AB

@article{Montalbn2005ConstrainingFS,
title={Constraining fundamental stellar parameters using seismology. Application to $\alpha$ Centauri AB},
author={Antonio Montalb{\'a}n},
journal={Astronomy and Astrophysics},
year={2005},
volume={441},
pages={615-629}
}
• A. Montalbán
• Published 26 May 2005
• Physics, Geology
• Astronomy and Astrophysics
We apply the Levenberg-Marquardt minimization algorithm to seismic and classical observables of theαCen binary system in order to derive the fundamental parameters ofαCenA+B, and to analyze the dependence of these parameters on the chosen observables, on their uncertainty, and on the physics used in stellar modelling. The seismological data are t hose by Bouchy & Carrier (2002) forαCen A, and those by Carrier & Bourban (2003) forαCen B. We show that while the fundamental stellar parameters do…
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