Distortion of high-degree solar p-mode eigenfunctions by latitudinal differential rotation

Other

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

33

Eigenvectors, Solar Oscillations, Solar Rotation, Axes Of Rotation, Formalism, Spherical Harmonics

Scientific paper

The eigenfunctions of nonradial oscillation of the sun depart from their customarily assumed spherical harmonic form as a result of solar rotation. This paper treats the effect on oscillation eigenfunctions of slow, axisymmetric differential rotation which is also mirror symmetric across the solar equatorial plane. A given oscillation eigenfunction, perturbed by rotation, can be expressed as a superposition of eigenfunctions of a (hypothetical) nonrotating state of the sun. The assumption of axialsymmetry implies that each of the superposed functions has the same azimuthal order, m, while mirror symmetry dictates that the values of l, the spherical harmonic degree, involved in the superposition be either all odd or all even. The treatment here is further specialized to the case of high-degree p- and f-mode oscillations, on which the effect of the Coriolis acceleration is small. It is shown that, by ignoring the Coriolis effect and making other sensible approximations, an analytic expression can be obtained for the rotationally distorted mode eigenfunctions, which is expected to be a good approximation for typical solar oscillations of degree l greater than 100. The effect of the calculated mode distortion on the measurement of solar rotation is explored.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Distortion of high-degree solar p-mode eigenfunctions by latitudinal differential rotation does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Distortion of high-degree solar p-mode eigenfunctions by latitudinal differential rotation, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Distortion of high-degree solar p-mode eigenfunctions by latitudinal differential rotation will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1567060

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.