Published March 1, 1982
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Journal article
Weber and Davis revisited: Mass losing rotating magnetic winds
Creators
- 1. Department of Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario
Description
The original Weber and Davis theory for the rotating magnetic solar wind is correct only in the case of zero photospheric mass loss. We have extended this theory to the case of nonzero photospheric mass loss, and we show how prior applications of the theory to the mass losing early-type stars are in conceptual and numerical error. One surprising result is that the azimuthal velocity structure may be affected in an interesting nonintuitive way
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Astrophys. J.
- Journal Volume
- 254
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Astrophys. J.
- Journal Page Range
- 297-300
- ISSN
- 0004-637X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 14722273
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC STARS; ROTATION; STAR MODELS; STELLAR WINDS
- Descriptors DEC
- MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STARS