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Supervisor's Foreword; Preface; Contents; Prologue; 1 A Fourier View of Kepler Data; 1.1 An Introduction to Kepler Data; 1.2 Characteristics of Short- and Long-Cadence Data; 1.2.1 Sampling Rate; 1.2.2 Amplitude Reduction; 1.2.3 Precision; 1.2.4 Noise and Pipeline Performance Reviews; 1.2.5 Conclusions on Data Characteristics; 1.3 Characterising Kepler Targets; 1.3.1 Noise Amplitude as a Proxy for Data Quality; 1.3.2 Noise as a Function of Teff; 1.3.3 Noise as a Function of Magnitude and Mission Quarter; 1.3.4 Discussion; 1.4 Gaps in the Data; 1.4.1 The Non-gapped Case.
1.4.2 Kepler Is Safe from Cycle Count Ambiguities1.4.3 The Failure of Module 3; 1.4.4 Overcoming Aliasing in Ground-Based Data; 1.4.5 An Aside: Choosing a Step-Size; 1.5 The Nyquist Frequency and Super-Nyquist Asteroseismology with Kepler; 1.5.1 The Rescue of Module3; 1.6 Chapter Summary; References; 2 An Observational Review of Rotation in A Stars; 2.1 Introductory Remarks; 2.2 Velocity Distributions; 2.2.1 Is the Distribution Bimodal?; 2.2.2 Variations Between Observers; 2.2.3 Evolution; 2.2.4 Inferring Velocity Distributions from Fourier Transforms of Kepler Data.
2.3 The Magnetic Ap Stars2.3.1 The Oblique Rotator Model; 2.3.2 Pre-main Sequence Evolution; 2.3.3 Main Sequence Evolution; 2.4 Binaries; 2.4.1 Observational Results; 2.4.2 Short-Range Tidal Braking; 2.4.3 Medium-Range Tidal Braking; 2.5 Metallic-Lined A Stars (Am Stars); 2.5.1 Presence in Binaries; 2.5.2 Implications on Mixing; 2.6 The Kraft Break; 2.7 Chapter Summary; References; 3 A Selective Review of Spectral Peculiarities in the A Stars; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 What Is a Normal A Star?; 3.2.1 The Peculiar Sun; 3.2.2 The Effect of Rotation on Spectral Type Assignment; 3.3 Am Stars.
3.3.1 Abundance Anomalies3.3.2 Modelling Am Stars; 3.3.3 Pulsating Am Stars; 3.3.4 Non-[delta]Sct Stars as Am Star Candidates; 3.3.5 Microturbulence; 3.3.6 Other Observed Properties of Am Stars; 3.4 [rho]Pup Stars; 3.5 [lambda]Boo Stars; 3.6 'sn' Stars; 3.7 Chapter Summary; References; 4 A Pulsation Review of Delta Scuti and Related Stars; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Observational Selection Effects; 4.3 Instability Strip; 4.4 Mode Selection and Identification; 4.4.1 Observability of Modes; 4.4.2 Mode Selection and Frequency Distribution; 4.4.3 Mode Identification; 4.4.4 Mode Density.
4.4.5 The Amplitude Detection Limit4.4.6 Combination Frequencies and Phases; 4.5 Related Variables; 4.5.1 HADS Stars; 4.5.2 SXPhe Stars; 4.5.3 Gamma Doradus Variables; 4.6 Selected Case Studies; 4.6.1 4CVn; 4.6.2 FGVir; 4.6.3 44Tau; 4.6.4 KIC9700322; 4.6.5 KIC3429637; 4.6.6 KIC11754974; 4.6.7 KIC10977859; 4.7 Chapter Summary; References; 5 Kepler Catalogues and Published Case Studies; 5.1 Description of Kepler Catalogues; 6 Conclusions and Future Work; 6.1 Conclusions; 6.2 Future Work; References; Subject Index; Object Index.
1.4.2 Kepler Is Safe from Cycle Count Ambiguities1.4.3 The Failure of Module 3; 1.4.4 Overcoming Aliasing in Ground-Based Data; 1.4.5 An Aside: Choosing a Step-Size; 1.5 The Nyquist Frequency and Super-Nyquist Asteroseismology with Kepler; 1.5.1 The Rescue of Module3; 1.6 Chapter Summary; References; 2 An Observational Review of Rotation in A Stars; 2.1 Introductory Remarks; 2.2 Velocity Distributions; 2.2.1 Is the Distribution Bimodal?; 2.2.2 Variations Between Observers; 2.2.3 Evolution; 2.2.4 Inferring Velocity Distributions from Fourier Transforms of Kepler Data.
2.3 The Magnetic Ap Stars2.3.1 The Oblique Rotator Model; 2.3.2 Pre-main Sequence Evolution; 2.3.3 Main Sequence Evolution; 2.4 Binaries; 2.4.1 Observational Results; 2.4.2 Short-Range Tidal Braking; 2.4.3 Medium-Range Tidal Braking; 2.5 Metallic-Lined A Stars (Am Stars); 2.5.1 Presence in Binaries; 2.5.2 Implications on Mixing; 2.6 The Kraft Break; 2.7 Chapter Summary; References; 3 A Selective Review of Spectral Peculiarities in the A Stars; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 What Is a Normal A Star?; 3.2.1 The Peculiar Sun; 3.2.2 The Effect of Rotation on Spectral Type Assignment; 3.3 Am Stars.
3.3.1 Abundance Anomalies3.3.2 Modelling Am Stars; 3.3.3 Pulsating Am Stars; 3.3.4 Non-[delta]Sct Stars as Am Star Candidates; 3.3.5 Microturbulence; 3.3.6 Other Observed Properties of Am Stars; 3.4 [rho]Pup Stars; 3.5 [lambda]Boo Stars; 3.6 'sn' Stars; 3.7 Chapter Summary; References; 4 A Pulsation Review of Delta Scuti and Related Stars; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Observational Selection Effects; 4.3 Instability Strip; 4.4 Mode Selection and Identification; 4.4.1 Observability of Modes; 4.4.2 Mode Selection and Frequency Distribution; 4.4.3 Mode Identification; 4.4.4 Mode Density.
4.4.5 The Amplitude Detection Limit4.4.6 Combination Frequencies and Phases; 4.5 Related Variables; 4.5.1 HADS Stars; 4.5.2 SXPhe Stars; 4.5.3 Gamma Doradus Variables; 4.6 Selected Case Studies; 4.6.1 4CVn; 4.6.2 FGVir; 4.6.3 44Tau; 4.6.4 KIC9700322; 4.6.5 KIC3429637; 4.6.6 KIC11754974; 4.6.7 KIC10977859; 4.7 Chapter Summary; References; 5 Kepler Catalogues and Published Case Studies; 5.1 Description of Kepler Catalogues; 6 Conclusions and Future Work; 6.1 Conclusions; 6.2 Future Work; References; Subject Index; Object Index.