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Simulating the outer layers of rapidly rotating stars

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arxiv 2005.12408 v1 pith:P6BD6TXP submitted 2020-05-25 astro-ph.SR

Simulating the outer layers of rapidly rotating stars

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keywords radiativerotationcontrolledconvectioncoolingfluidlayersmotion
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This paper presents the results of a set of radiative hydrodynamic (RHD) simulations of convection in the near-surface regions of a rapidly rotating star. The simulations use microphysics consistent with stellar models, and include the effects of realistic convection and radiative transfer. We find that the overall effect of rotation is to reduce the strength of turbulence. The combination of rotation and radiative cooling creates a zonal velocity profile in which the motion of fluid parcels near the surface is independent of rotation. Their motion is controlled by the strong up and down flows generated by radiative cooling. The fluid parcels in the deeper layers, on the other hand, are controlled by rotation.

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