We update the capabilities of the open-knowledge software instrument Modules for
Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA). RSP is a new functionality in MESAstar that …

We conduct a rigorous examination of the nearby red supergiant Betelgeuse by drawing on
the synthesis of new observational data and three different modeling techniques. Our …

Self-organization is a property of dissipative nonlinear processes that are governed by a
global driving force and a local positive feedback mechanism, which creates regular …

A new signal classification approach is presented that is based upon modeling the dynamics
of a system as they are captured in a reconstructed phase space. The modeling is done …

We present the first analysis of Cepheid stars observed by the TESS space mission in
Sectors 1–5. Our sample consists of 25 pulsators: ten fundamental mode, three overtone …

The Blazhko effect is a long-term, generally irregular modulation of the light curves that
occurs in a sizeable number of RR Lyrae stars. The physical origin of the effect has been a …

We present a nearly complete collection of type II Cepheids in the Magellanic System. The
sample consists of 338 objects: 285 and 53 variables in the Large and Small Magellanic …

The following chapter provides an overview of the techniques used to understand Self-
Organised Criticality (SOC) by performing computer simulations. Those are of particular …

We investigated period doubling, a well-known phenomenon in dynamical systems, for the
first time in RR Lyrae models. These studies provide theoretical background for the recent …

Stellar evolution theory predicts that asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars undergo a series of
short thermal pulses that significantly change their luminosity and mass on timescales of …