Starspots: A Key to the Stellar Dynamo

Magnetic activity similar to that of the Sun is observed on a variety of cool stars with external convection envelopes. Stellar rotation coupled with convective motions generate strong magnetic fields in the stellar interior and produce a multitude of magnetic phenomena including starspots in the ph...

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Main Author: Berdyugina Svetlana V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2005-12-01
Series:Living Reviews in Solar Physics
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Online Access:http://www.livingreviews.org/lrsp-2005-8

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