Published May 26, 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

Evidence for a distorted solar core rotating with a 12.4-day period

Creators

  • 1. Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Joseph Henry Labs.

Description

The periodicity recently discovered in the solar Doppler velocity may be due to an Eddington-Sweet current driven in the photosphere by a distorted gravitational potential rotating rigidly with a synodic period of 12.81 +- 0.10 days (12.4 days sidereal). (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nature (London)
Journal Volume
303
Journal Issue
5915
Series
Nature (London).
Journal Page Range
292-295
ISSN
0028-0836

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
14790261
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
DOPPLER EFFECT; PHOTOSPHERE; ROTATION; SUN; VARIATIONS; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
ATMOSPHERES; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; SOLAR ATMOSPHERE; STARS