We study the effects of magnetic field shear (By ≠ 0) and longitudinal propagation of perturbations (ky ≠ 0) on the linear and adiabatic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) normal modes of oscillation of a potential coronal arcade. In a cold plasma, the inclusion of these two effects produces the linear coupling of discrete fast modes, characterised by a

The MHD normal modes of oscillation of coronal magnetic structures are studied by including two aspects that have not been considered in previous theoretical works of this kind, namely the effects of the magnetic field shear and of the longitudinal propagation in the oscillatory properties of solar coronal structures. We show that, in a cold plasma

Limits to the total mass-loss in red giants in globular clusters are calculated on the basis of Sweigart and Gross (1976) Horizontal Branch models by means of Sweigart and Gross (1978) Red Giant Branch stellar models. The upper limit is obtained through the condition that the stars do not leave their nuclei bare. The lower limit results from the

Aims: We present a new approach to study the mass-metallicity relation and its dependency on time. Methods: We used the star formation history (SFH) derived from color-magnitude diagram fitting techniques of a sample of Local Group (LG) dwarfs to obtain stellar masses, metallicities, and star-formation rates (SFR) to analyze the mass-metallicity

Aims: We performed a comprehensive analysis of a sample of 20 starburst galaxies that show a substantial population of very young massive stars, most of them classified as Wolf-Rayet galaxies. Methods: In this paper, the last in the series, we analyze the global properties of our galaxy sample using multiwavelength data extracted from our own

Massive stars are key ingredients in the evolution of the Universe. Yet, important uncertainties and limits persist in our understanding of these objects, even in their early phases, limiting their application as tools to interpret the Universe. Here we review some of these open questions and argue that large samples are needed to answer them, both