Pulsation and Mass Loss Across the HR Diagram: From OB stars to Cepheids to Red Supergiants

Hilding R. Neilson

Published 2013-09-16, updated 2013-09-25Version 2

Both pulsation and mass loss are commonly observed in stars and are important ingredients for understanding stellar evolution and structure, especially for massive stars. There is a growing body of evidence that pulsation can also drive and enhance mass loss in massive stars and that pulsation-driven mass loss is important for stellar evolution. In this review, I will discuss recent advances in understanding pulsation driven mass loss in massive main sequence stars, classical Cepheids and red supergiants and present some challenges remaining.