2014/10/25 by Steven D. Kawaler, S. D. Kawaler, Kawaler, Steven D.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #FOS: Physical sciences #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.SR
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1410.6934
5 pages, 1, figure, to appear in the proceedings of the 19th European White Dwarf Workshop held August 11-15, 2014 in Montreal, Canada
arxiv created 2014/10/25 · openalex publication_date 2014/10/25 · arxiv updated 2014/10/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
I discuss and consider the status of observational determinations of the rotation velocities of white dwarf stars via asteroseismology and spectroscopy. While these observations have important implications on our understanding of the angular momentum evolution of stars in their late stages of evolution, more direct methods are sorely needed to disentangle ambiguities.