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1997A&A...328..253K - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 328253-260 (1997/12-1)

Do T Tauri stars rotate differentially?

KUEKER M. and RUEDIGER G.

Abstract (from CDS):

We compute the rotation profile of a T Tauri star from the balance between the different components of the Reynolds stress and the meridional circulation. We first use a simple model to study the influence of the meridional flow on the differential rotation and vice versa. A more realistic model is then presented, which includes the stratification of the turbulence derived from a stellar model. We find that for a strictly spherical star without any latitudinal gradients in temperature, density and pressure the rotation is very close to the rigid-body state. We conclude that the stellar magnetic field must be generated by an α2- rather than an α{OMEGA}-dynamo. It must thus have non-axisymmetric geometry and will not show cyclic behaviour.

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Journal keyword(s): hydrodynamics - turbulence - stars: magnetic fields - stars: pre-main sequence - stars: rotation

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