What is it about?

Why do hydrogen-rich white dwarf stars show certain abundances of metals in their spectra?

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Why is it important?

Being able to explain the observed abundances of heavy metals would indicate that science understood how stars evolve.

Perspectives

Could have impacts on the overall theory of how stars - i.e. The Universe - evolves.

Doc Peter Thejll
Danish Meteorological INstitute

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This page is a summary of: Abundances of Trace Heavy Elements in Hot DA White Dwarfs, January 1991, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-3230-5_25.
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