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Pulsation Periods of Rotating White Dwarfs

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When uniform rotation is included, the periods of pulsation for white dwarfs can become as small as 0.9 s. With non-uniform rotation, periods as short as 0.1 s may be possible.

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  1. High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, Colorado

    B. R. DURNEY

  2. Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, University of Cambridge,

    J. FAULKNER & J. R. GRIBBIN

  3. Department of Mathematics, Queen Mary College, University of London,

    I. W. ROXBURGH

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DURNEY, B., FAULKNER, J., GRIBBIN, J. et al. Pulsation Periods of Rotating White Dwarfs. Nature 219, 20–21 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219020a0

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