Progress in understanding and exploiting stellar oscillation spectra

Abstract

Rich oscillation spectra of dwarf-like pulsators contain a wealth of information about the object interiors and, in particular, about macroscopic transport processes, which is the most difficult aspect of stellar physics. Examples of extracting such information from data on solar-like and opacity driven pulsators are given. Problems in understanding new oscillation spectra are discussed. Importance of employing various data on excited mode is emphasized.

6 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the Workshop "Stellar pulsation and evolution", 2005. Monte Porzio Catone, Italy. Eds.: A. R. Walker and G. Bono