Angular momentum transport near convective-core boundaries of Gamma Doradus stars

Abstract

Recent asteroseismic studies have revealed that the convective core of $\gamma$ Doradus stars rotates faster than their radiative interior. We study the development of differential rotation near the convective core to test angular momentum transport processes that are typically adopted in stellar evolution models. Models that only include the advection of angular momentum by meridional circulation and shear instabilities cannot reproduce current rotational constraints, irrespective of the initial conditions. The latest formulation of internal magnetic fields based on the Tayler instability is indeed able to reproduce the internal rotation rate of post-main sequence stars, however, it appears too efficient during the main sequence and has thus been disfavoured. A less efficient version of the same transport process can simultaneously reproduce the rotation rate of the convective core, the rotation rate in radiative regions as probed by gravity-modes, and the surface rotational velocities of $\gamma$ Doradus stars. Our work suggests that there are additional physical processes apart from internal magnetic fields at work in the stellar interiors of post-main sequence stars.

Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics. 5 pages, 7 figures

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