What Physical Mechanism Is Responsible for the Oscillations in Brightness

question 72

Multiple Choice

What physical mechanism is responsible for the oscillations in brightness that a Cepheid variable star undergoes?

• A) the fusion rate in the star's core varies periodically, changing the energy generation rate
• B) the amount of ionized helium in the star's outer layers vary, changing the opacity
• C) the fusion rate in the shell burning hydrogen varies, changing the energy generation rate
• D) the star's outer layers cycle between convection and radiative transport, changing the temperature

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