Asteroseismology: Probing Stellar Interiors Through Oscillation Modes
A special issue of Universe (ISSN 2218-1997). This special issue belongs to the section "Solar and Stellar Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 114
Special Issue Editors
Interests: stellar structure and evolution; asteroseismology; star cluster; machine learning
Interests: asteroseismology; stellar astrophysics; galactic archaeology; machine learning
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Asteroseismology is a transformative tool: decoding oscillation frequencies, amplitudes, and phases enables precise mapping of stellar internal structures (e.g., convective core, electron degenerate helium core, acoustic speed profiles, rotation profiles, and chemical profiles) and probing of stellar evolutionary states. Recent advances in space missions (such as CoRoT, Kepler, TESS, PLATO, ROMAN, and ET) and ground-based observatories (e.g., SONG) have expanded its reach to diverse stars across the HR diagram (main sequence, giants, white dwarfs, and B-type subdwarfs), yet challenges like modeling complex oscillations in peculiar stars and integrating data with exoplanet studies persist; It is time to address these advances stellar physics and its galactic/planetary role.
The Special Issue aims to collect several contributions dealing with the latest asteroseismology advances. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Observational studies of stellar oscillations across different stellar types;
- Theoretical modeling of stellar interiors/oscillations;
- Synergies between asteroseismology and space missions or ground-based facilities;
- Asteroseismic constraints on stellar rotation, magnetic fields, mass loss, evolutionary states, and so on.
We welcome original research and review articles focused on this theme.
Prof. Dr. Tao Wu
Dr. Kuldeep Verma
Dr. Jia-Shu Niu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- asteroseismology
- stellar oscillations
- stellar interiors
- stellar structure and evolution
- element mixing
- stellar rotation
- angular momentum transfer
- magnetic fields
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