Rotation and Disc Accretion in Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs

2004/11/18 by Jochen Eisloeffel, Alexander Scholz, Eisloeffel, Jochen +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0411532

6 pages, 6 figures, proceedings for 'Volterra 2004', in press

arxiv created 2004/11/18 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

The regulation of angular momentum is one of the key processes for our understanding of stellar evolution. In contrast to solar-mass stars, very low mass (VLM) objects and brown dwarfs are believed to be fully convective. This may lead to major differences of rotation and activity, since fully convective objects may not host a solar-type dynamo. Here, we report on our observational efforts to understand the rotational evolution of VLM objects.

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