pith. sign in

arxiv: 1201.2355 · v1 · pith:LKSZ3ZPYnew · submitted 2012-01-11 · 🌌 astro-ph.SR

Are magnetic OB stars more prone to mixing? Still an unsettled issue

classification 🌌 astro-ph.SR
keywords magneticmixingstarspresentlyansweravailablebeenchemical
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

We review our knowledge of the mixing properties of magnetic OB stars and discuss whether the observational data presently available support, as predicted by some theoretical models, the idea that magnetic phenomena favour the transport of the chemical elements. A (likely statistical) relationship between enhanced mixing and the existence of a field has been emerging over the last few years. As discussed in this contribution, however, a clear answer to this question is presently hampered by the lack of large and well-defined samples of magnetic and non-magnetic stars.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.