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Critical Rotation

Critical Rotation is a theoretical threshold in stellar astrophysics representing the maximum angular velocity at which a star can rotate without undergoing equatorial mass loss due to the balance between gravitational attraction and centrifugal force.

171

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10.5K

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518

Authors

270

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2017–2026

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171

The stellar activity-rotation relationship revisited: Dependence of saturated and non-saturated X-ray emission regimes on stellar mass for late-type dwarfs

Nicola Pizzolato, A. Maggio, G. Micela et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2002 · 861 citations · Full text

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Vortex Nucleation in a Stirred Bose-Einstein Condensate

Chandra Raman, J. R. Abo-Shaeer, J. M. Vogels et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2001 · 388 citations · Full text

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Be-star rotation: how close to critical?

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2004 · 331 citations · Full text

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Effects of gravitational darkening on the determination of fundamentalparameters in fast-rotating B-type stars

Y. Frémat, J. Zorec, A. M. Hubert et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2005 · 273 citations · Full text

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A STELLAR ROTATION CENSUS OF B STARS: FROM ZAMS TO TAMS

Wenjin Huang, Douglas R. Gies, M. V. McSwain · The Astrophysical Journal · 2010 · 267 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MS
    M. S. Chu

    General Atomics (United States), United States

    8 publications · 453 citations

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  2. NL
    N. Langer

    University of Bonn, Germany

    6 publications · 510 citations

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  3. SS
    S.A. Sabbagh

    Columbia University, United States

    5 publications · 356 citations

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  4. RL
    R.J. La Haye

    General Atomics (United States), United States

    5 publications · 302 citations

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  5. MO
    M. Okabayashi

    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, United States

    5 publications · 319 citations

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Institutions

270

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    15 h-index

    44 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    2.1K citations

  3. General Atomics (United States)

    San Diego, United States

    10 h-index

    51 publications

    3.5K citations

  4. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

    Princeton, United States

    10 h-index

    37 publications

    2.6K citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    860 citations

  6. Chalmers University of Technology

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    586 citations

  7. University of Geneva

    Geneva, Switzerland

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    614 citations

  8. Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

    Toulouse, France

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    472 citations

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Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 24 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 20 publications · 1.9K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    14 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. Physical Review A

    PRA · 12 publications · 572 citations

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