New evolutionary models for massive ZZ Ceti stars. I. First results for their pulsational properties
New evolutionary models for massive ZZ Ceti stars. I. First results for their pulsational properties
We present new and improved evolutionary calculations for carbon-oxygen white dwarf (WD) stars appropriate for the study of massive ZZ Ceti stars. To this end, we follow the complete evolution of massive WD progenitors from the zero-age main sequence through the thermally pulsing and mass loss phases to the WD …