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The diffraction effects on gravitational waves propagating through a stellar cluster are analyzed in the relevant approximation of Fresnel diffraction limit. We find that a gravitational wave scintillation effect - similar to the radio…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 G. Congedo , F. De Paolis , P. Longo , A. A. Nucita , D. Vetrugno

The solar torsional oscillations, i.e., the perturbations of the angular velocity of rotation associated with the eleven-year activity cycle, are a manifestation of the interaction among the interior magnetic fields, amplified and modulated…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Antonino F. Lanza

We investigate the influence of a gravitational wave background on particles in circular motion. We are especially interested in waves leading to stationary orbits. This consideration is limited to circular orbits perpendicular to the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-05-09 Manfried Faber , Martin Suda

The evolution of angular momentum is a key to our understanding of star formation and stellar evolution. The rotational evolution of solar-mass stars is mostly controlled by magnetic interaction with the circumstellar disc and angular…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Jochen Eisloeffel , Alexander Scholz

During the last decade, our understanding of stellar physics and evolution has undergone a tremendous revolution thanks to asteroseismology. Space missions such as CoRoT, \kep, K2, and TESS have already been observing millions of stars…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-25 Savita Mathur

The role of momentum transfer (``radiation pressure'') due to an internal source of ionizing radiation for the formation of baryonic structures is investigated. Fully-ionized self-gravitating gaseous objects can be radiation-pressure…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Martin G. Haehnelt

Within monochromatic optical fields, we demonstrate the rotating-wave structured light with wave vortex carrying an intrinsic transverse orbital angular momentum orthogonal to the propagation direction of light. Remarkably, we find that…

Optics · Physics 2024-06-21 Zhen-Lai Wang

Astrophysical sources emit gravitational waves in a large variety of processes occurred since the beginning of star and galaxy formation. These waves permeate our high redshift Universe, and form a background which is the result of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Raffaella Schneider , Stefania Marassi , Valeria Ferrari

The Sun and Sun-like stars lose angular momentum to their magnetised stellar winds. This braking torque is coupled to the stellar magnetic field, such that changes in the strength and/or geometry of the field modifies the efficiency of this…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-02 Adam J. Finley , Siddhant Deshmukh , Sean P. Matt , Mathew Owens , Chi-Ju Wu

Magnetic activity changes the gravito-acoustic modes of solar-like stars and in particular their frequencies. There is an angular-degree dependence that is believed to be caused by the non-spherical nature of the magnetic activity in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-26 F. Perez Hernandez , R. A. Garcia , S. Mathur , A. R. G. Santos , C. Regulo

Cosmic-rays are charged particles moving in magnetic fields. They not only emit well-known synchrotron photons but also gravitational radiation. We clarify the characteristics of the gravitational wave signal in this specific situation and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-06-17 Aurélien Barrau , Juan García-Bellido , Killian Martineau , Daryna Yushchenko

We simulate the effect of latitudinal variations in the location of star spots, as well as their magnetic field strength, on stellar angular momentum loss to the stellar wind. We use the Michigan solar corona global MagnetoHydroDynamic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-22 O. Cohen , J. J. Drake , V. L. Kashyap , T. I. Gombosi

Many stars, active galactic nuclei, accretion discs etc. are affected by the stochastic variations of temperature, turbulent gas motions, magnetic fields, number densities of atoms and dust grains. These stochastic variations influence on…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-20 N. A. Silant'ev , G. A. Alekseeva , V. V. Novikov

In the paper we discussed the observational aspects of rotation in the Universe on different scales. We show dependence between the angular momentum of the structures and their size. The presented observational situation is that the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Wlodzimierz Godlowski

Rotating stellar convection transports angular momentum towards the equator, generating the characteristic equatorial acceleration of the solar rotation while the radial flux of angular momentum is always inwards. New numerical box…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-02 G. Rüdiger , M. Küker , P. Käpylä , K. G. Strassmeier

We demonstrate an original approach to acquire nonlinear control over the angular momentum of a cluster of solitary waves. Our model, derived from a general description of nonlinear energy propagation in dispersive media, shows that the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Andrea Fratalocchi , Armando Piccardi , Marco Peccianti , Gaetano Assanto

The physical mechanisms driving the transport of angular momentum in stars are not fully understood, as current models cannot explain the observed stellar rotation profiles across all stages of evolution. By making use of pulsating F-type…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-06 Joey S. G. Mombarg

Neutron stars are excellent emitters of gravitational waves. Squeezing matter beyond nuclear densities invites exotic physical processes, many of which violently transfer large amounts of mass at relativistic velocities, disrupting…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-11-20 Paul D. Lasky

The effects of axial stellar rotation on the wind-momentum relation (WLR) for determining the extragalactic distances are investigated. Despite the fact that the mass loss rates grow quite a lot with rotation, remarkably the effects on the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 A. Maeder

To date, asteroseismology has provided core to surface differential rotation measurements in eight main-sequence stars. These stars, ranging in mass from $\sim$1.5-9$M_\odot$, show rotation profiles ranging from uniform to counter-rotation.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-23 T. M. Rogers