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The discovery of the moderate differential rotation between the core and the envelope of evolved solar-like stars could be the signature of a strong magnetic field trapped inside the radiative interior. The population of intermediate-mass…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-09 L. Bugnet , V. Prat , S. Mathis , A. Astoul , K. Augustson , R. A. García , S. Mathur , L. Amard , C. Neiner

While surface fields have been measured for stars across the HR diagram, internal magnetic fields remain largely unknown. The recent seismic detection of magnetic fields in the cores of several Kepler red giants has opened a new avenue to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-26 Gang Li , Sébastien Deheuvels , Tanda Li , Jérôme Ballot , François Lignières

Magnetic fields in red giant stars remain a poorly understood topic, particularly in what concerns their intensity in regions far below the surface. In this work, we propose that gravity-dominated mixed modes of high absolute radial order…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-21 Pedro Gomes , Ilídio Lopes

Strong magnetic fields in the core of red-giant branch stars are expected to suppress the amplitudes of the multipole modes. This occurs when the strength of the internal magnetic field approaches the critical field strength, at which the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-16 Jonas Müller , Quentin Coppée , Saskia Hekker

Recent asteroseismic analyses have revealed the presence of strong (B $\gtrsim 10^5$ G) magnetic fields in the cores of many red giant stars. Here, we examine the implications of these results for the evolution of stellar magnetic fields,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-15 Matteo Cantiello , Jim Fuller , Lars Bildsten

A red giant star is an evolved low- or intermediate-mass star that has exhausted its central hydrogen content, leaving a helium core and a hydrogen-burning shell. Oscillations of stars can be observed as periodic dimmings and brightenings…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-26 Gang Li , Sébastien Deheuvels , Jérôme Ballot , François Lignières

Internal stellar magnetic fields are inaccessible to direct observations and little is known about their amplitude, geometry and evolution. We demonstrate that strong magnetic fields in the cores of red giant stars can be identified with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-26 Jim Fuller , Matteo Cantiello , Dennis Stello , Rafael A. Garcia , Lars Bildsten

Magnetic fields are known to efficiently redistribute angular momentum in stars. They have been recently measured in the cores of red giant stars using asteroseismology. It was shown that core magnetic fields, if unaccounted for, can bias…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-25 Matisse Villate , Sébastien Deheuvels , Jérôme Ballot

Theoretical works have looked into the various topologies and amplitudes, as well as the stability of the magnetic field that is expected to be present in the radiative interior of stars evolving after the main sequence. Such internal…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-09 L. Bugnet

Despite their importance in stellar evolution, little is known about magnetic fields in the interior of stars. The recent seismic detection of magnetic fields in the core of several red giant stars has given measurements of their strength…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-15 S. Deheuvels , G. Li , J. Ballot , F. Lignières

Space asteroseismology is revolutionizing our knowledge of the internal structure and dynamics of stars. A breakthrough is ongoing with the recent discoveries of signatures of strong magnetic fields in the core of red giant stars. The key…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-16 Stéphane Mathis , Lisa Bugnet

The asteroseismology of red giant stars has continued to yield surprises since the onset of high-precision photometry from space-based observations. An exciting new theoretical result shows that the previously observed suppression of dipole…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-03-23 D. Stello , M. Cantiello , J. Fuller , R. A. Garcia , D. Huber

Stars more massive than $\sim 1.3$ M$_\odot$ are known to develop a convective core during the main-sequence: the dynamo process triggered by this convection could be the origin of a strong magnetic field inside the core of the star,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-20 L. Bugnet , V. Prat , S. Mathis , R. A. García , S. Mathur , K. Augustson , C. Neiner , M. J. Thompson

Seismic observations have shown that a number of evolved stars exhibit low-amplitude dipole modes, which are referred to as depressed modes. Recently, these low amplitudes have been attributed to the presence of a strong magnetic field in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-01 B. Mosser , K. Belkacem , C. Pincon , M. Takata , M. Vrard , C. Barban , M-J. Goupil , T. Kallinger , R. Samadi

Observations of pressure-gravity mixed modes, combined with a theoretical framework for understanding mode formation, can yield a wealth of information about deep stellar interiors. In this paper, we seek to develop a formalism for treating…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 Shyeh Tjing Loi , John C. B. Papaloizou

Asteroseismology allows us to probe stellar interiors. Mixed modes can be used to probe the physical conditions in red giant cores. However, we still need to identify the physical mechanisms that transport angular momentum inside red…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-08 C. Gehan , B. Mosser , E. Michel , R. Samadi , T. Kallinger

One of the major discoveries of asteroseismology is the signature of a strong extraction of angular momentum (AM) in the radiative zones of stars across the entire Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, resulting in weak core-to-surface rotation…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-21 Hachem Dhouib , Stéphane Mathis , Lisa Bugnet , Timothy Van Reeth , Conny Aerts

Magnetic fields have been measured recently in the core of red giant stars thanks to their effects on stellar oscillation frequencies. The search for magnetic signatures in pulsating stars, such as $\gamma$ Doradus or Slowly Pulsation B…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-23 François Lignières , Jérôme Ballot , Sébastien Deheuvels , Marion Galoy

Magnetic perturbations to the frequencies of low degree, high radial order, axisymmetric pulsations in stellar models permeated by large scale magnetic fields are presented. Magnetic fields with dipolar, quadrupolar and a superposition of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 M. S. Cunha

The recent seismic detection of magnetic fields in red giants cores has given the opportunity to characterize these fields, potentially giving information about their origin and their role in the internal transport of angular momentum. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-20 S. Deheuvels , J. Ballot , F. Lignières , G. Li , M. Villate
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