| Issue |
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 43, 2013
40th Liège International Astrophysical Colloquium. Ageing Low Mass Stars: From Red Giants to White Dwarfs
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| Article Number | 01001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 11 | |
| Section | Stellar Evolution | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134301001 | |
| Published online | 21 March 2013 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134301001
Selected topics in the evolution of low-mass stars
1 Departamento de Astronomía y Astrofísica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, 782-0436 Macul, Santiago, Chile
2 The Milky Way Millennium Nucleus, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, 782-0436 Macul, Santiago, Chile
a e-mail: mcatelan@astro.puc.cl
Low-mass stars play a key role in many different areas of astrophysics. In this article, I provide a brief overview of the evolution of low-mass stars, and discuss some of the uncertainties and problems currently affecting low-mass stellar models. Emphasis is placed on the following topics: the solar abundance problem, mass loss on the red giant branch, and the level of helium enrichment associated to the multiple populations that are present in globular clusters.
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