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Application of the GDDSYN Method in the Era of KEPLER, CoRoT, MOST and BRITE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2012

Stefan W. Mochnacki
Stefan W. Mochnacki*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto, 50 St. George St. Rm. 101, Toronto ON, CanadaM5S 3H4 email: stefan@astro.utoronto.ca
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Abstract

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The precision of observations using observatories in space exceeds by a factor of 100 the accuracy of the light curve and line profile synthesis methods developed decades ago. Furthermore, physical effects too small to detect using ground based observations, such as aberration and Doppler beaming, become important when observing from space.

The GDDSYN method, developed by Hendry and Mochnacki, is both accurate and efficient, and is useful in the new context of space-based observations. Using a geodesic distribution of triangular surface elements varying little in size, it provides an alternative to the Wilson-Devinney code used at the heart of PHOEBE, and is adaptable to the new physical effects which are now observable. Tests and improvements are discussed.

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S282: From Interacting Binaries to Exoplanets: Essential Modeling Tools , July 2011 , pp. 287 - 292
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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