Summary plot for the results of the forward modeling of HD 43317 based on the dipole mode hypothesis (see text). Top: Kiel diagram showing the location of the MESA models whose GYRE frequencies come closest to the detected frequencies. The color scale represents the χ² value (see Eq. (1)), the open symbols indicate MESA models outside the spectroscopic limits of the star deduced by Pápics et al. (2012, with the 1σ and 2σ limits indicated by the black boxes) and the black crosses represent the location of the 20 best fitting MESA models. Bottom panels: period spacing patterns of the 20 best fitting MESA models for various mode geometries (black lines and squares). Those of the best description are shown in red. The observed pulsation mode periods used in the χ² are indicated by the vertical gray lines, while the vertical blue regions indicate the observed period range taking into account the Rayleigh limit of the data. Only (1, −1) modes (i.e., f₄, f₉, f₁₃, and f₂₉, as well as the f₃₁ as a (2, +2) mode) were relied upon to achieve the frequency matching.