Dimension in a radiative stellar atmosphere. (Q5955377)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1704420
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1704420 |
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Dimension in a radiative stellar atmosphere. (English)
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2001
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The author studies a generalized Vaidya spacetime, modelling a Schwarzschild object surrounded by two atmospheres. The metric depends on a dimensional parameter \(d\) and a horizon function \(m_d\). By varying these two ``parameters'', several \(d\)-dependent phenomena arise, from microscopic to the cosmological scales. The parameter \(d\) is interpreted as a fractal dimension linked to diffusion processes in the stellar atmosphere. Information from diffusion observations may provide indirect hints for smaller fractal (extra) dimensions.
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dimensional scale
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spacetime dimensions
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fractals
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Kaluza-Klein
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Vaidya spacetime
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Schwarzschild object
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horizon function
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stellar atmosphere
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