# Testing white dwarf crystallization theory with asteroseismology of the massive pulsating DA star BPM 37093

@article{Metcalfe2004TestingWD,
title={Testing white dwarf crystallization theory with asteroseismology of the massive pulsating DA star BPM 37093},
author={Travis S. Metcalfe and Michael H. Montgomery and A. Kanaan},
journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
year={2004},
volume={605}
}
• Published 2004
• Physics
• The Astrophysical Journal
It was predicted more than 40 years ago that the cores of the coolest white dwarf stars should eventually crystallize. This effect is one of the largest sources of uncertainty in white dwarf cooling models, which are now routinely used to estimate the ages of stellar populations in both the Galactic disk and the Galactic halo. We are attempting to minimize this source of uncertainty by calibrating the models, using observations of pulsating white dwarfs. In a typical mass white dwarf model… Expand
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