Radiative hydrodynamics in the highly super adiabatic layer of stellar evolution models
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We present results of three dimensional simulations of the uppermost part of the sun, at 3 stages of its evolution. Each model includes physically realistic radiative-hydrodynamics (the Eddington approximation is used in the optically thin region), varying opacities and a realistic equation of state (full treatment of the ionization of H and He). In each evolution model, we investigate a domain, which starts at the top of the photosphere and ends just inside the convection zone (about 2400 km in the sun model). This includes all of the super-adiabatic layer (SAL). Due to the different positions of the three models in the $log (g) $ vs $log T_{eff}$ plane, the more evolved models have lower density atmospheres. The reduction in density causes the amount of overshoot into the radiation layer, to be greater in the more evolved models.
4 pages, 7 figures, To be published in: Helio- and Astroseismology at the Dawn of the Millenium, ESA Publ. SP-464, in press
4 pages, 7 figures, To be published in: Helio- and Astroseismology at the Dawn of the Millenium, ESA Publ. SP-464, in press