Stellar seismology: Models and numerical simulations of waves in rotating stars

The general goal of the project is to advance on the physical understanding of the excitation mechanisms of waves driven by convective processes, using both analytical and numerical approaches.

We are performing in the Exeter group multi-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of stellar convection in rotating and non rotating stars.

One goal of the PhD project is to improve existing analytical theories describing wave excitation mechanisms using current observations and the results of multi-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of stellar convection.

Analysing the impact of rotation on the excitation mechanisms and on the properties of waves is another important aim of this project.