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A Numerical Investigation of Rotational Instabilities in Differentially Rotating Polytropes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

G. S. Lorimer
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Monash University
J. J. Monaghan
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Monash University

Extract

All studies of circulation in stars have been based on a linear perturbation analysis (e.g. Sung 1975). This analysis establishes criteria for the onset of circulation and, if the perturbations remain weak, allows the circulation pattern to be determined. (For a survey see Tassoul 1978).

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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1980

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