The underlying physical meaning of the νmax − νc relation K. Belkacem, M. J. Goupil, M. A. Dupret, R. Samadi, F. Baudin, A. Noels and B. Mosser A&A, 530 (2011) A142 Published online: 26 May 2011 DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116490