Temporal variations in the Sun's rotational kinetic energy

2007/11/06 by H. M. Antia, S. M. Chitre, D. O. Gough · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Scientific Research and Discoveries #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078209

To appear in Astronomy & Astrophysics

arxiv created 2007/11/06 · openalex publication_date 2007/11/20 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

Aims. We study the variation of the angular momentum and the rotational kinetic energy of the Sun, and associated variations in the gravitational multipole moments, on a timescale of the solar cycle.

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