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The role of magnetic fields in governing the angular momentum evolution of solar-type stars

Astrophysics 2015-05-13 v1

Abstract

I review the development of ideas regarding the angular momentum evolution of solar-type stars, from the early 60's to the most recent years. Magnetic fields are the central agent that dictates the rotational evolution of solar-type stars, both during the pre-main sequence, through star-disk magnetic coupling, and during the main sequence, through magnetized winds. Key theoretical developments as well as important observational results are summarized in this review.

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@article{arxiv.0810.4850,
  title  = {The role of magnetic fields in governing the angular momentum evolution of solar-type stars},
  author = {Jerome Bouvier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.4850},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

Stellar Magnetism, eds. C. Neiner, J.-P. Zahn, EAS Publication Series 2008