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The Differential Solar Rotation

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The Solar Engine and Its Influence on Terrestrial Atmosphere and Climate

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Theory and observations of the solar differential rotation are reviewed, concentrating on recent developments. Reynolds stresses produced by stratified rotating turbulence have recently become available as fully nonlinear functions of the angular velocity. A model based on this theory has reproduced the solar rotation; almost no tuning of the theory to the observations was required. By taking into account the rotationally-produced anisotropy of the turbulent heat transport, it is even possible to resolve the “Taylor number puzzle”. Temporal variations in the solar rotation during different periods in the past and their relation to magnetic activity are briefly discussed.

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  1. Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482, Potsdam, Germany

    Günther Rüdiger & Leonid L. Kitchatinov

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Rüdiger, G., Kitchatinov, L.L. (1994). The Differential Solar Rotation. In: Nesme-Ribes, E. (eds) The Solar Engine and Its Influence on Terrestrial Atmosphere and Climate. NATO ASI Series, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79257-1_2

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