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Mixing of lithium at the base of the solar convection zone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2005

Evgeniy Tikhomolov
Evgeniy Tikhomolov
Affiliation:
TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada email: tikh@triumf.ca
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Abstract

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A deformation of the interface between convectively stable, unstable layers in a star can lead to intensified mixing of the elements. Our three-dimensional simulations show that under a condition of deformability of the interface, a coupled long-lived system of large-scale flows, penetrative convection is established. This effect can explain lithium depletion in the solar atmosphere

Keywords

Sun: abundancesSun: interiorSun: rotationconvectionhydrodynamics
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Symposium S228: From Lithium to Uranium: Elemental Tracers of Early Cosmic Evolution , May 2005 , pp. 113 - 114
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© 2005 International Astronomical Union