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Published April 14, 1967 | public
Journal Article

Rapid Rotation of the Solar Interior

Abstract

A model proposed for the sun apparently can account for the maintenance of photospheric rotation against deceleration by the solar wind. The rotational period is about half a day near the top of the radiative mass, and 1.6 times shorter at the center.

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© 1967 American Association for the Advancement of Science. 14 February 1967. I thank J. Faulkner, P. Goldreich, R. P. Kraft, I. W. Roxburgh, W. L. W. Sargent, and P. A. Strittmatter for assistance and discussions.

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