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This paper proposes the idea that the observed dependence of stellar activity cycles on rotation rate can be a manifestation of a stronger dependence on the effective temperature. Observational evidence is recalled and theoretical arguments…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-26 Leonid Kitchatinov

During some gravitational lensing events, the lens transits the face of the star. This causes a shift in the apparent radial velocity of the star which is proportional to its rotation speed. It also changes the magnification relative to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Andrew Gould

The amplitude and morphology of light curves of solar-like stars change substantially with increasing rotation rate: brightness variations get amplified and become more regular, which has so far not been explained. We develop a modelling…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-19 N. -E. Nèmec , A. I. Shapiro , E. Işik , S. K. Solanki , T. Reinhold

We present a sample of 32 stars of spectral types G and K, and luminosity classes I to V, with moderate activity levels, covering four orders of magnitude of surface gravity and a representative range of effective temperature. For each star…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-18 F. Rosas-Portilla , K. -P. Schröder , D. Jack

We used more than $10^5$ Gaia DR3 line broadening vbroad measurements to examine stellar rotation as a function of stellar temperature, mass and age. The large sample clearly displays the Kraft break at $\sim 6{,}500$\,K, or mass of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-29 Amitay Sussholz , Tsevi Mazeh , Simchon Faigler

Context. Precise stellar parameters are crucial in exoplanet research for correctly determining of the planetary parameters. For stars hosting a transiting planet, determining of the planetary mass and radius depends on the stellar mass and…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 A. Mortier , N. C. Santos , S. G. Sousa , J. M. Fernandes , V. Zh. Adibekyan , E. Delgado Mena , M. Montalto , G. Israelian

A hypothetical time-variation of the gravitational constant $G$ would cause neutron star matter to depart from beta equilibrium, due to the changing hydrostatic equilibrium. This forces non-equilibrium beta processes to occur, which release…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Paula Jofre , Andreas Reisenegger , Rodrigo Fernandez

The gravitational-wave and accretion driven evolution of neutron stars in low mass X-ray binaries and similar systems is analyzed, while the amplitude of the radiating perturbation (here assumed to be an r-mode) remains small. If most of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Robert V. Wagoner , Joseph F. Hennawi , Jingsong Liu

We use galaxy-galaxy weak lensing data to perform a novel test on general relativity (GR) and $f(T)$ torsional gravity. In particular, we impose strong constraints using the torsional (teleparallel) formulation of gravity in which the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-25 Zhaoting Chen , Wentao Luo , Yi-Fu Cai , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

Magnetic activity on stars manifests itself in the form of dark spots on the stellar surface, that cause modulation of a few percent in the light curve of the star as it rotates. When a planet eclipses its host star, it might cross in front…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-09 A. Valio , R. Estrela , Y. Netto , J. P. Bravo , J. R. de Medeiros

We investigate recent claims that gravitomagnetic effects in linearised general relativity can explain flat and rising rotation curves, such as those observed in galaxies, without the need for dark matter. If one models a galaxy as an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-04-13 A. N. Lasenby , M. P. Hobson , W. E. V. Barker

We obtained high quality spectra of 135 stars of spectral types F and later and derived ``overall'' broadening functions in selected wavelength regions utilizing a Least Squares Deconvolution (LSD) procedure. Precision values of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Reiners , J. H. M. M. Schmitt Hamburger Sternwarte

The fact that the gravitation could deflect the light trajectory has been confirmed by a large number of observation data, that is consistent with the result calculated by Einstein's gravity. F(R)-gravity is the modification of Einstein's…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-15 Long Huang , Feng He , Hai Huang , Min Yao

The weak field limit for a pointlike source of a $f(R) \propto R^{3/2}$-gravity model is studied. We aim to show the viability of such a model as a valid alternative to GR + dark matter at Galactic and local scales. Without considering dark…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-05-09 S. Capozziello , E. Piedipalumbo , C. Rubano , P. Scudellaro

In the magnetically torqued disk (MTD) model for hot star disks, as proposed and formulated by \citet{cassi02}, stellar wind mass loss was taken to be uniform over the stellar surface. Here account is taken of the fact that as stellar spin…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. C. Brown , D. Telfer , Q. Li , R. Hanuschik , J. P. Cassinelli , A. Kholtygin

The differential rotation of a 1.2 $M_\odot$ zero age MS star (spectral type F8) is computed and the results are compared with those from a similar model of the Sun. The rotation pattern is determined by solving the Reynolds equation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Kueker , G. Ruediger

The common nature of the dark sector - dark energy and dark matter - as shown in [1] follows readily from the consideration of generalized Newtonian potential as a weak-field General Relativity. That generalized potential satisfying the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-29 V. G. Gurzadyan , A. Stepanian

The spectral energy distribution as a function of inclination is computed using 2D rotating stellar models and NLTE plane parallel stellar atmospheres. These models cover the range from $1.875M_{\odot}$ to $3.0M_{\odot}$. The deduced…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-21 D. Castañeda , R. G. Deupree

By using the comoving distance, we derive an analytic expression for the optical depth of gravitational lensing, which depends on the redshift to the source and the cosmological model characterized by the cosmic mass density parameter…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Zong-Hong Zhu

In this work the latitude dependent stellar spot rotation is investigated based on dynamo models. The maps of the magnetic pressure at the surface from the dynamo calculations are treated similarly to the temperature maps obtained using…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 H. Korhonen , D. Elstner