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Grand Theft Astro: Stars' criminal histories could reshape estimates of their internal magnetic fields
Source: Phys.org · Published
Magnetic fields exist in many stars, including the sun. Yet they remain too poorly understood to be reliably included in stellar evolution models, limiting their accuracy. Now, a new study by researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, shows why a star's "criminal" evolutionary history may be crucial for correctly interpreting its…
Key points
- Magnetic fields exist in many stars, including the sun.
- Yet they remain too poorly understood to be reliably included in stellar evolution models, limiting their accuracy.
- Now, a new study by researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, shows why a star's "criminal" evolutionary history may be crucial for correctly interpreting its…
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