Rapidly rotating stars and the Be star phenomenon

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May 1987

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 177, no. 1-2, May 1987, p. 198-200.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Angular Momentum, B Stars, Momentum Transfer, Stellar Mass Ejection, Stellar Rotation, Critical Velocity, Stellar Magnetic Fields, Taylor Instability

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The authors have outlined a scenario in which a Be star ejects a ring of matter in a quasi-periodic fashion. With an assumed rapidly rotating core, it is found that the transport of angular momentum to the outer regions of the star can destabilize the already near-critical outer layers. These outer regions are confined from flowing out by a magnetic field and with increasing angular momentum a Rayleigh-Taylor type instability can develop leading to the episodic ejection of gas in the equatorial regions.

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