Interferometric Observations of Rapidly Rotating Stars

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Feb 2010

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The Interferometric View on Hot Stars (Eds. Th. Rivinius & M. Curé) Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (Serie de Confe

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Stars: Early-Type

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Optical interferometers have been spatially resolving the non-spherically symmetric surfaces of rapidly rotating, hot stars since 2001. These observations have revealed these stars to have photospheres stretched out of shape due to nearly overwhelming centripetal acceleration, with characteristic, dramatic temperature gradients from pole to equator due to gravity darkening. Herein is presented a short discussion on the background of the topic, current results, and future prospects.

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