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The rotational evolution of low-mass stars
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The rotational evolution of low-mass stars by Irwin, Jonathan ( Author )
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21-01-2008
We summarise recent progress in the understanding of the rotational evolution of low-mass stars (here defined as solar mass down to the hydrogen burning limit) both in terms of observations and modelling. Wide-field imaging surveys on moderate-size telescopes can now efficiently derive rotation periods for hundreds to thousands of open cluster members, providing unprecedented sample sizes which are ripe for exploration. We summarise the available measurements, and provide simple phenomenological and model-based interpretations of the presently-available data, while highlighting regions of parameter space where more observations are required, particularly at the lowest masses and ages >~ 500 Myr.
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https://arxiv.org/abs/0901.3342
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