Convective overshooting and the observed width of the main-sequence band
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Author
Napiwotzki, R.
Rieschick, A.
Blocker, T.
Schonberner, D.
Wenske, V.
Attention
2299/1416
Abstract
For many years we are witnessing a lively debate on the existence and extent of convective overshooting, mainly in the cores of main-sequence stars. This is an important issue, since even a small amount of overshooting increases considerably the mass of the finally hydrogen exhausted core and lengthens the main-sequence lifetime correspondingly.