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Models of AGB Stars Envelopes and Atmospheres

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

M. Forestini*
Affiliation:
Aspirant of the Fonds National pour la Recherche Scientifique Institut d'Astronomie, d'Astrophysique et de Geophysique Universite Libre de Bruxelles, C.P. 165, av. F.-D. Roosevelt, 50 B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium

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The possible existence of a hot CN-cycle at the bottom of the AGB convective envelopes (“hot-bottom burning” or HBB) encounters some revealing difficulties with observations (e.g. Reid and mould, 1985). On the other hand, existing models disagree with each other about it.

Type
3. Evolution of Peculiar Red Giant Stars
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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