Mixing in stellar radiation zones
Abstract
Stars undergo some mild mixing in their radiation zones, which is due to a thermally driven large scale circulation, and presumably to turbulence caused by shear instabilities. It is the rotation of the star which is responsible for these motions, and therefore the transport of angular momentum must be described in time and space when modeling stellar evolution. We review the present state of the problem and discuss briefly the open questions.
- Publication:
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Stellar Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics
- Pub Date:
- 2003
- Bibcode:
- 2003safd.book..205Z
- Keywords:
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- Stellar Interiors;
- Mixing