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The measured rotation velocity profiles of mature spiral galaxies are successfully described with a gravitational model consisting of a thin axisymmetric disk of finte radius. The disk is assumed uniformly thin but with variable radial mass…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-03-06 James Q. Feng , C. F. Gallo

We study a three dimensional continuous model of gravitating matter rotating at constant angular velocity. In the rotating reference frame, by a finite dimensional reduction, we prove the existence of non radial stationary solutions whose…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2012-06-08 Juan Campos Serrano , Manuel Del Pino , Jean Dolbeault

Small levels of turbulence can be present in stellar radiative interiors due to, e.g., instability of rotational shear. In this paper we estimate turbulent transport coefficients for stably stratified rotating stellar radiation zones.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-05-23 L. L. Kitchatinov , A. Brandenburg

We determine the response of a uniformly rotating star to tidal perturbations due to a companion. General periodic orbits and parabolic flybys are considered. We evaluate energy and angular momentum exchange rates as a sum of contributions…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 P. B. Ivanov , J. C. B. Papaloizou , S. V. Chernov

The main instabilities induced by rotation in stellar interiors are described. We derive from first principles the general equation describing the transport of the angular momentum. The case of the transport of the chemical species is also…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Georges Meynet , Andre Maeder

All planets and stars rotate. All gas planets in our solar system, the Sun, and many stars show a pattern of east- or westward mean flows. This phenomenon is known as differential rotation in the stellar and as zonal jets in the planetary…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-19 Vincent G. A. Böning , Johannes Wicht

We broaden the investigation of the dynamical properties of tidally perturbed, rotating star clusters by relaxing the traditional assumptions of coplanarity, alignment, and synchronicity between the internal and orbital angular velocity…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-01-31 Maria Tiongco , Enrico Vesperini , Anna Lisa Varri

The minimum-enstrophy theory of Bretherton and Haidvogel postulates that two-dimensional turbulent systems evolve to a state that minimises enstrophy at a fixed energy level. We extend this to the rotating spherical quasi-geostrophic…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-04-29 Sagy Ephrati , Erik Jansson

We consider hot, two-temperature, viscous accretion onto a rotating, unmagnetized neutron star. We assume Coulomb coupling betweenthe protons and electrons, and free-free cooling from the electrons. We show that the accretion flow has an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Mikhail V. Medvedev , Ramesh Narayan

Differential rotation is central to a great many mysteries in stars and planets. In Part I we predicted the order of magnitude and scaling of the differential rotation in both hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic convection zones. Our…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-02 Adam S. Jermyn , Shashikumar M. Chitre , Pierre Lesaffre , Christopher A. Tout

Internal gravity waves propagate in stellar radiative zones and transport angular momentum throughout the evolution of stars, shaping the internal rotation pro le of these regions. We use the analytical study of Andre\'e et al. (2018) to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-23 Q. André , S. Mathis , L. Amard

This paper deals with the application of the creep tide theory (Ferraz-Mello, CeMDA 116, 109, 2013) to the rotation of close-in satellites, Mercury, close-in exoplanets and their host stars. The solutions show two extreme cases: close-in…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-07-31 Sylvio Ferraz-Mello

Rotation is one of the key physical mechanisms that deeply impact the evolution of stars. Helio- and asteroseismology reveal a strong extraction of angular momentum from stellar radiation zones over the whole Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-28 Stéphane Mathis , Vincent Prat , Louis Amard , Corinne Charbonnel , Ana Palacios , Nadège Lagarde , Patrick Eggenberger

We study secular stability against a quasi-radial oscillation for rigidly rotating stars with soft equations of state in general relativity. The polytropic equations of state with polytropic index $n$ between 3 and 3.05 are adopted for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Masaru Shibata

The effects of rapid rotation on stellar evolution can be profound. We are now beginning to gather enough data to allow a realistic comparison between different physical models. Two key tests for any theory of stellar rotation are first…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Adrian T. Potter , Christopher A. Tout , John J. Eldridge

We examine the linear behavior of three-dimensional Lagrangian displacements in a stratified, shearing background. The isentropic and iso-rotation surfaces of the equilibrium flow are assumed to be axisymmetric, but otherwise fully…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Steven A. Balbus , Emmanuel Schaan

Modelling isolated rotating stars at any rotation rate is a challenge for the next generation of stellar models. These models will couple dynamical aspects of rotating stars, like angular momentum and chemicals transport, with classical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Michel Rieutord , Francisco Espinosa Lara

We consider a star as a compressible fluid subject to gravitational and magnetic forces. This leads to an Euler-Poisson system coupled to a magnetic field, which may be regarded as an MHD model together with gravity. The star executes…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-06-23 Juhi Jang , Walter A. Strauss , Yilun Wu

Stars can produce steady-state winds through radiative driving as long as the mechanical luminosity of the wind does not exceed the radiative luminosity at its base. This upper bound on the mass loss rate is known as the photon-tiring…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Allard Jan van Marle , Stanley P. Owocki , Nir J. Shaviv

In the outer envelope of the Sun and in other stars, differential rotation and meridional circulation are maintained via the redistribution of momentum and energy by convective motions. In order to properly capture such processes in a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. S. Miesch