Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2009-05-29
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
19 pages, 7 figures, conference on `Magnetic coupling between the interior and the atmosphere of the Sun' ed. S. S. Hasan and
Scientific paper
Astronomical observation of stellar rotation suggests that at least the surface layers of the Sun have lost a substantial amount of the angular momentum that they possessed at the beginning of the main-sequence phase of evolution; and solar-wind observations indicate that magnetic coupling is still draining angular momentum from the Sun today. In addition, helioseismological analysis has shown that the specific angular momentum at the top of the almost uniformly rotating radiative interior is approximately (although not exactly) the same as the spherically averaged value at the base of the (differentially rotating) convection zone, suggesting that angular momentum is being transported through the tachocline. The mechanism by which that transport is taking place is not understood. Nor is there a consensus of opinion. I review some of the suggestions that have been put forward, biassing my discussion, no doubt, according to my own opinions.
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