Abstract. White dwarfs are the most common end product of stellar evolution processes and are therefore important diagnostic tools for the complicated and only partly understood processes following the main sequence. In this cumulative habilitation, I summarize our current understanding of the evolutionary status of hot white dwarfs. Following an introduction into stellar evolution, the observational as well as the theoretical basis of my work is presented and applications to hot, helium rich white dwarfs are resumed. This summary (in German) is supplemented by twelve reprints providing a more detailed insight into the relevant astrophysical problems.
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