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| Name: Bidya Binay Karak Affiliation: High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research Conference ID: ASI2017_1276 Title : Why do stars rotate differentially? Authors and Co-Authors : P. J. Kapyla, M. J. Kapyla (Max Plank Institute for Solar System Research, Germany) & A. Brandenburg (Colorado University, USA) Abstract Type : Oral Abstract Category : Sun and the Solar System Abstract : Stars do not rotate like a solid body. For the Sun we know that the equator rotates faster than the higher latitudes. This type of rotation profile is called the solar-like differential rotation which has been observed in many stars. However, the opposite case where the equator rotates slower than the higher latitudes, referred to as the anti-solar differential rotation, is also possible. I shall discuss the origin of these types of differential rotations using global MHD simulations. Then I shall discuss how with the decrease of the Coriolis number the differentiation rotation changes from solar to anti-solar profiles. The influence of the dynamo-generated magnetic field will also be discussed. |