On adaptive-grid computations of variable stars (Q687795)

We show that the use of an implicit adaptive-grid technique is an efficient and up-to-date approach for the calculations of radial oscillations in variable stars. We choose as an illustrative example the radiative envelope of an RR Lyrae variable. For the hydrostatic initial model we compare the Lagrangian rationed zoning with an adaptive-grid rezoning. We show that the adaptive-grid yields an optimal distribution of the mesh points in the sense that the relevant physical features, the hydrogen and first and second helium ionization zones, are well resolved. For the hydrodynamical evolution we present the full-amplitude model for both the Lagrangian and adaptive-grid computations.