# Probing the properties of convective cores through g modes : high-order g modes in SPB and γ Doradus stars

@article{Miglio2008ProbingTP,
title={Probing the properties of convective cores through g modes : high-order g modes in SPB and $\gamma$ Doradus stars},
author={Andrea Miglio and Josefina Montalb{\'a}n and Arlette Noels and Patrick Eggenberger},
journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
year={2008},
volume={386},
pages={1487-1502}
}
• Published 14 February 2008
• Physics, Geology
• Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
In main-sequence stars, the periods of high-order gravity modes are sensitive probes of stellar cores and, in particular, of the chemical composition gradient that develops near the outer edge of the convective core. We present an analytical approximation of high-order g modes that takes into account the effect of the μ gradient near the core. We show that in main-sequence models, similarly to the case of white dwarfs, the periods of high-order gravity modes are accurately described by a…
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