Some Bianchi type-II cosmological models in Brans–Dicke theory

In this work, the Bianchi type-II anisotropic cosmological models have been investigated in the context of Brans–Dicke (BD) theory in the presence as well as absence of a magnetic field. The energy conditions of the models have been examined. The physical and kinematical behaviors of the models have also been discussed.     

New calculations of interstellar dust (ID) contraction in a non-isothermal regime

We have calculated the opacity as resulting from different interstellar grain models, molecules, atoms, and ions. The resulting opacities have been applied to a numerical code used to follow the thermal evolution of a contracting cloud in one dimension. An exact analytical and computational developments of both Mie theory for isolated grains and Güttler's formulae for composite grain models have been used to calculate the extinction coefficients. We have studied two models of composite grain and three models of isolated grain. The opacity of interstellar grains has been calculated in the temperature range 10–1500 K. The molecular opacity is splitted into continuous and line opacities. The different sources of continuous opacity have been studied. The line opacity has also been included. The atomic opacities are also considered. The hydrodynamical equations are solved explicitly but the energy and Poisson equations are solved implicitly.It has been found that the thermal evolution during contraction of protostellar clouds is sensitive to both: the assumed grain models and the considered chemical composition. A cloud of an initial temperature of 10 K collapsed to a stage in which the temperature increases to 91 000 K and the density reached to 0.16 g cm^–3.     

The rosseland mean opacity of interstellar grains

We have calculated the opacity of interstellar grains in the temperature range 10–1500 K. Two composite grain models have been considered. One of them consists of silicate coated with an ice mantle and the second has a graphite core coated also with an ice mantle. These models are compared with isolated grain models. An exact analytical and computational development of Güttler's formulae for composite grain models has been used to calculate the extinction coefficient.It has been found that the thickness of the mantle affects the opacity of the interstellar grains. The opacity of composite models differs from that of the isolated models. The effect of the different species (ice, silicate, and graphite) is also clear.     

Inhomogeneous generalizations of Bianchi type-VI h universes with co-moving perfect fluid and radiation

Inhomogeneous universes filled with co-moving stiff perfect fluid and radiation have been derived. Most of the models contain as particular cases exact homogeneous universes of Bianchi type-VI _h . Some physical behaviours of the models have been discussed.     

Anisotropic models of dark halos

An iterative approach is used to construct spherically symmetric equilibrium models with an anisotropic velocity distribution. The potentialities of the method have been tested on models with known distribution functions, the Osipkov-Merritt models. It is shown that models that differ significantly from the Osipkov-Merritt models can be constructed. An N-body model of a dark halo with a density distribution that approximates the results of cosmological simulations (the Navarro-Frenk-White model) has been constructed. The anisotropy profile has been taken to be similar to that yielded by cosmological simulations. The constructed models can serve as direct input data for investigating the dynamics and stability of such systems in N-body simulations.     

Some Bianchi-type cosmological models in a new scalar-tensor theory

Bianchi type I, III, V, VI₀, and Kantowski-Sachs type models have been investigated in a scalar tensor theory developed by Saez and Ballester (1985) and Saez (1985). The dynamical behaviour of the models has also been analyzed.     

Instability of radial oscillations of Wolf-Rayet star models

By taking some evolutionary models of an initially 60M -star, their radial vibrational stabilities have been investigated. These models, evolving with mass loss, are in the advanced stages of their evolution, and burn He in their cores. Calculations have been performed for the first and second harmonics as well as for the fundamental mode; and some of these models were found to be vibrationally unstable in the fundamental mode.     

Simulations of slow bars in anisotropic disk systems

The instability of anisotropic disk systems with elongated stellar orbits has been investigated. N-body generalized polytropic models of stellar disks have been constructed. They are shown to be unstable with respect to the bar formation at any degree of anisotropy. This result differs from the results of the studies of such models by other authors. The bar pattern speed and amplitude have been found. The initial distribution of precession rates and the adiabatic invariants of stellar orbits have been calculated. A bar is shown to be formed in such systems due to the radial orbit instability.     

Anisotropic Bianchi type-I models in string cosmology

The present study deals with a spatially homogeneous and anisotropic Bianchi-I cosmological models representing massive strings. The energy-momentum tensor, as formulated by Letelier (1983), has been used to construct massive string cosmological models for which we assume the expansion scalar in the models is proportional to one of the components of shear tensor. The Einstein’s field equations have been solved by applying a variation law for generalized Hubble’s parameter in Bianchi-I space-time. We have analysed a comparative study of accelerating and decelerating models in the presence of string scenario. The study reveals that massive strings dominate in the decelerating universe whereas strings dominate in the accelerating universe. The strings eventually disappear from the universe for sufficiently large times, which is in agreement with current astronomical observations.     

Bianchi type-I models in self-creation cosmology with constant deceleration parameter

We have studied the evolution of homogeneous and anisotropic Bianchi type-I cosmological models filled with perfect fluid in Barber second self-creation theory by assuming a special law of variation for Hubble’s parameter that yield a constant value of deceleration parameter. Some physical consequences of the models have been discussed in case of Zel’dovich fluid and radiation dominated fluid.     

Reference grids of stellar models and oscillation frequencies

We present grids of stellar models and their associated oscillation frequencies that have been used by the CoRoT Seismology Working Group during the scientific preparation of the CoRoT mission. The stellar models have been calculated with the CESAM stellar internal structure and evolution code while the oscillation frequencies have been obtained from the CESAM models by means of the ADIPLS adiabatic oscillation programme. The grids cover a range of masses, chemical compositions and evolutionary stages corresponding to those of the CoRoT primary targets. The stellar models and oscillation frequencies are available on line through the Evolution and Seismic Tools Activity (ESTA) web site.     

Oscillations In Galaxies

Oscillations in galaxies have been investigated by numerical simulations. The various models used have density distributions corresponding to that of polytrope of index n in the range 0 ≤ n ≤ 4 and their evolution has been followed for more than 70 crossing times. The kinetic energy shows regular and smooth oscillations for models with n = 0, 1 and 2 whereas in other models it shows noisy oscillation. The oscillation in kinetic energy is observed to have a period of 3 crossing time irrespective of the density and size of the galaxy. The amplitude of oscillation is seen to decrease as the central density of the galaxy increases. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

尘埃辐射转移模型

尘埃辐射转移模型对解释和探索宇宙中众多的多尘埃天体的观测现象可发挥重要的作用。目前所见的四种球对称系统中的尘埃辐射转移方法可被总结为：二流Ｅｄｄｉｎｇｔｏｎ近似模型方法,Ｅｄｄｉｎｇｔｏｎ因子迭代模型方法、射线跟踪法和Ｍｏｎｔｅ－Ｃａｒｌｏ模型方法,除了第一种方法外,其余方法在原理上都没有近似性。现在使用最多的是后两种方法。Ｍｏｎｔｅ－Ｃａｒｌｏ方法是其中最灵活的一种,它可被用于对非球对称系统的辐     

Photoionization models and chemical abundances of three halo planetary nebulae

Abtracts Photoionization models have been constructed to explain the line emission of the three halo planetary nebulae: K 648, 49+88°.1 and 108–76°.1. The charge transfer reactions between neutral hydrogen and different ions were taken into account in ionization equations. Due to lack of observational information, radiation-bounded as well as matter-bounded models have been considered. Both these models indicate that He and C abundances are close to solar values whereas the heavier elements are depleted.Partially supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil.This paper was entirely written when I received a preprint of Peimbert and Torres-Peimbert (1979) whose results confirm a high abundance of carbon in the planetary nebula 49+88°.1.     

A new oscillating model suggestion for FG Vir

Evolutionary stellar models of FG Vir have been developed theoretically and are compared with earlier observational results. Using the models, we performed calculations to obtain radial and non-radial adiabatic oscillation frequencies. The results show that, if the observational splitting was considered and the observational mode identifications were followed, 1.85M _⊙ star models with the rotational velocities in the range from 32 to 66 kms⁻¹ seem to be representative models of FG Vir.     

Relative abundances of 10≤Z≤26 nuclei in medium energy cosmic rays

Abundances of primary cosmic-ray nuclei from neon to iron, in the energy interval 200 to 650 MeV n^–1, have been determined using a balloon exposed cellulose nitrate plastic detector. These abundances have been extrapolated back to the source regions using various models of cosmic ray interstellar propagation. Some aspects of cosmic-ray propagation and origin have been discussed in the light of results of the present experiment.     

Bulk viscous fluid hypersurface–homogeneous cosmological models with time varying G and Λ

Hypersurface–homogeneous cosmological models containing a bulk viscous fluid with time varying G and Λ have been presented. We have shown that the field equations are solvable for any arbitrary cosmic scale function. The viscosity coefficient of bulk viscous fluid is assumed to be a power function of the energy density. Exact solutions of Einstein’s field equations are obtained which represent an expanding, shearing and accelerating/decelerating models of the universe. The physical and kinematical behaviours of the models are also discussed.     

Inhomogeneous generalizations of Bianchi Type VI h universes with stiff perfect fluid and radiation

Families of inhomogeneous models filled with a stiff perfect fluid and radiation have been derived in which there is no flow of total momentum. The models are the generalizations of those of Bianchi Type VI _h and are discussed for some particular forms of the arbitrary functions appearing in them.     

Solar Spicules: A Review of Recent Models and Targets for Future Observations – (Invited Review)

Since their discovery over 100 years ago, there have been many suggestions for the origin and development of solar spicules. Because the velocities of spicules are comparable to the sound and Alfvén speeds of the low chromosphere, linear theory cannot fully describe them. Consequently, detailed tests of theoretical ideas had to await the development of computing power that only became available during the 1970s. This work reviews theories for spicules and spicule-like features over approximately the past 25 years, with an emphasis on the models based on nonlinear numerical simulations. These models have given us physical insight into wave propagation in the solar atmosphere, and have helped elucidate how such waves, and associated shock waves, may be capable of creating motions and structures on magnetic flux tubes in the lower solar atmosphere. So far, however, it has been difficult to reproduce the most-commonly-quoted parameters for spicules with these models, using what appears to be the most suitable input parameters. A key impediment to developing satisfactory models has been the lack of reliable observational information, which is a consequence of the small angular size and transient lifetime of spicules. I close with a list of key observational questions to be addressed with space-based satellites, such as the currently operating TRACE satellite, and especially the upcoming Solar-B mission. Answers to these questions will help determine which, if any, of the current models correctly explains spicules.     

Adiabatic radial pulsations of a composite stellar model

Small adiabatic radial oscillations of composite models have been investigated. The effect of central condensation ρ_c√ρ on the period of pulsation have also been examined. In has been shown that the second moment of mass concentration characterize the periods of pulsation more effectively than central condensation.