The rotational evolution of young low mass stars
Astrophysics
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
Star-disk interaction is thought to drive the angular momentum evolution of young stars. In this review, I present the latest results obtained on the rotational properties of low mass and very low mass pre-main sequence stars. I discuss the evidence for extremely efficient angular momentum removal over the first few Myr of pre-main sequence evolution and describe recent results that support an accretion-driven braking mechanism. Angular momentum evolution models are presented and their implication for accretion disk lifetimes discussed.
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@article{arxiv.0712.2988,
title = {The rotational evolution of young low mass stars},
author = {Jerome Bouvier},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.2988},
year = {2009}
}
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10 pages