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Clusters and stellar angular-momentum evolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

M. H. Pinsonneault ,
D. M. Terndrup  and
P. Denisenkov
M. H. Pinsonneault
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
D. M. Terndrup
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
P. Denisenkov
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Abstract

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The origin and evolution of stellar rotation has proven to be both important and challenging. Data obtained in star clusters has already provided key constraints on the role of protostellar disks and the timescales for angular-momentum loss and internal transport. Recent data sets also provide empirical support for the idea that a wide range of rotation rates converge on the main sequence. We evaluate the prospects for rotation–mass–age relationships and the role of open clusters in calibrating them.

Keywords

stars: rotationstars: spotsstars: statistics
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S266: Star clusters: basic galactic building blocks throughout time and space , August 2009 , pp. 510
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010