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What Makes a Star Act Like a Mira?--and Other Conclusions From Dynamical Atmosphere Models

Volume 35 number 1 (2007)

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L. A. Willson
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011

Abstract

This review stresses four ways that pulsation affects the atmosphere of a star with consequences for the appearance of the star. These are: