Visualizations
The animations below simulate the changing temperature distribution
across the surface of nonradially pulsating white dwarf stars. These
temperature variations cause the observed brightness variations.
Each clip shows a single mode of pulsation. Modes are labeled with
two integer indices. The first gives the number of lines on the
surface which the temperature does not change. The second gives
the number of such lines that pass through the poles. Note that
the apparent rotation of the star is simply the pattern moving around
star. In all these simulations the star itself is not rotating.
y10 Animated in MPEG
y10 Animated in QuickTime
y11 Animated in QuickTime
y20 Animated in QuickTime
y21 Animated in MPEG
y21 Animated in QuickTime
y22 Animated in QuickTime
y30 Animated in MPEG
y33 Animated in QuickTime