Events in Physics
Andrea Miglio (Birmingham)
Astronomy Seminar
Andrea Miglio
(University of Birmingham)
Title: Sounding the stars with asteroseismology: new results and challenges in the era of CoRoT and Kepler
Abstract: The two main goals of stellar seismology, namely testing the internal structure of stars and determining global stellar parameters, are finally within our reach mainly thanks to the advent of space-based observations with CoRoT and Kepler. I will present a few examples of recent successes and challenges in the theoretical interpretation of asteroseismic data. Particular emphasis will be given to the fresh results concerning the interpretation of radial and non-radial solar-like oscillations detected in red giant stars, and to the role of such constraints in the study of simple and composite stellar populations.