Nonradial oscillations of low-mass stars in the presence of a magnetic field

Nonradial oscillations of a partially degenerate standard model, approximating a class of low-mass stars, have been studied in the presence of a weak poloidal magnetic field. The magnetic field in the interior of the configuration is taken to be continuous across the equilibrium surface and is matched with an external dipole field. Using a variational formulation, corrections to the oscillation frequencies of the Kelvin mode have been found for different values of the central degeneracy. It has been noted that the effect of the magnetic field is to increase the frequency of nonradial (l=2) mode of pulsation.     

Sun as a star: Rotation rates from the Ca K-index

Daily measurements for 18 months made at Tucson of the Ca K-index in integrated sunlight have been used to derive solar rotation rates. Power spectral analysis shows that one can obtain a well defined value of solar rotation rate in a period of six months, provided the data are fairly continuous. One might suppose it is possible to study the variation of solar (or stellar) rotation rate with time, a variation arising from a combination of differential rotation and shifts in the active latitude. A comparison between our observed rates and the prevailing dominant activity zones does not support this supposition, at least for the interval studied. Rather, our rates seem to depend on the circumstances of sampling and active region birth and decay.Operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under contract with the National Science Foundation.     

Some inhomogeneous cosmological models of plane symmetry with electromagnetic field

Some inhomogeneous cosmological models of plane symmetry in presence of electromagnetic field have been obtained. Various physical and geometrical properties of the models with some special cases are also discussed.     

Demarcation of spatial extension of kandi (piedmont) area in bist doab (Punjab) through analysis of landsat imagery

The analysis of Landsat imagery has enabled to demarcate the exact limits of the Piedmont Zone (Kandi Area) an important geomorphic unit of the Bist Doab. The study reveals that this Piedmont has the shape of a large fan and covers aboutone third of the total area of Bist Doab.     

Comments on homogeneous and inhomogeneous Bianchi type-VI0 solutions

We show that the solutions obtained by Lorenz-Petzold (1982) are special cases of the solutions given by us (1985b). We also show that the observations made by Lorenz-Petzold (1985a) about the solution given by Roy and Narain (1985a) are not correct.     

Quasi-static deformation due to two-dimensional seismic sources embedded in an elastic half-space in welded contact with a poroelastic half-space

The Biot linearized theory of fluid saturated porous materials is used to study the plane strain deformation of a two-phase medium consisting of a homogeneous, isotropic, poroelastic half-space in welded contact with a homogeneous, isotropic, perfectly elastic half-space caused by a two-dimensional source in the elastic half-space. The integral expressions for the displacements and stresses in the two half-spaces in welded contact are obtained from the corresponding expressions for an unbounded elastic medium by applying suitable boundary conditions at the interface. The case of a long dip-slip fault is discussed in detail. The integrals for this source are solved analytically for two limiting cases: (i) undrained conditions in the high frequency limit, and (ii) steady state drained conditions as the frequency approaches zero. It has been verified that the solution for the drained case (ω → 0) coincides with the known elastic solution. The drained and undrained displacements and stresses are compared graphically. Diffusion of the pore pressure with time is also studied.     

Slowly Rotating Cosmological Universe Filled with Viscous Fluid

A study of the slowly rotating cosmological universe filled with viscous fluid has been made by assuming the matter angular velocity Ω is proportional to the metric angular velocity Ω and the Universe is expanding under the Hubble's law. The physical properties of the solutions obtained are also discussed. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Cosmological models in generalized scalar-tensor theory with cosmological term and bulk viscosity

Exponential and power law solutions for homogeneous cosmological modelshave been discussed in a generalized scalar-tensor theory where both thecosmological term and coupling parameter are taken tobe functions of the scalar field , along with the bulk viscousstress of the cosmic fluid. Assuming simple relationships of the scalarfield with the cosmological term and the coupling parameter, all thesolutions are studied in Dicke's revised units. By use of a conformaltransformation, the solutions are also expressed in atomic units.     

Massive compact dwarf stars and C-field

The effect of C-field in high density matter has been studied. We find that the negative energy and negative pressure of the C-field helps in formation of massive compact stable neutron stars of mass ∼ 0.5 solar mass which is in the range of 0.01 to 1.0 solar mass of recently observed dwarf stars.     

Some Exact Solutions of String Cosmological Models in Bianchi Type-V Space-Time

The Bianchi type-V cosmological solutions of massive strings in the presence and absence of the magnetic field are investigated. The physical behavior of these models are discussed. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.