Overview
- Combines introduction to the subject with recent literature and state-of-the-art research
- Presents detailed observation of stars at different evolutionary states and ages
- Includes many illustrations to make the topics easy to understand
Part of the book series: UNITEXT for Physics (UNITEXTPH)
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Keywords
- Solar Physics
- Star Formation
- Solar Activity
- Stellar Evolution
- Solar Dynamo
- Stellar Dynamo
About this book
This textbook highlights mechanisms, properties, observations, and research progress of solar and stellar rotation. The rotation of stars is a basic parameter that enters into the dynamo mechanisms that generates stellar activity. The faster stars rotate the higher stellar activity. Moreover, the rotation can also be used to determine stellar ages. Only in the case of the Sun we can directly observe details and therefore determine, e.g., the differential rotation. Thus, the Sun is a prototype for studying other stars. The textbook presents techniques that enable to determine rotation on stars and give a comparison of how stars rotate according to their spectral type and evolution. Special cases are given such as rapidly rotating stars that are strongly deformed into ellipsoids. The textbook is intended for professionals and students in Astrophysicists as well as readers interested in science in general.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Arnold Hanslmeier works as Professor of computational astrophysics at the Institute of Physics of the University of Graz in Austria. He is was also Head of the department of Astrophysics (IGAM) and Head of the Institute of Astronomy and Institute of Physics. He is also member of the university of Vienna as a lecturer.
Roman Brajša was Head of Hvar Observatory and Tenured Scientific Advisor at the University of Zagreb, Croatia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Stellar Rotation
Authors: Arnold Hanslmeier, Roman Brajša
Series Title: UNITEXT for Physics
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-97-3364-4Due: 31 July 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-97-3367-5Due: 31 July 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-97-3365-1Due: 31 July 2024
Series ISSN: 2198-7882
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7890
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 180
Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations