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General magnetic field and rotation of the outer layers of the sun

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We investigate how the rotation of the outer layers of the sun will be influenced by a variable general magnetic field. Applying the resulting formulae to the spectroscopic observations of the velocity of rotation at the solar limb in middle and high latitudes, the variation of the rotational velocity during the cycle 1901–1912 as found by Newall and by Halm can be made to agree with modern views on the general magnetic field.

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  1. Astronomical Institute, University of Tübingen, Germany

    F. Unz & K. Walter

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Mitteilung des Astronomischen Instituts der Universität Tübingen, Nr. 117.

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Unz, F., Walter, K. General magnetic field and rotation of the outer layers of the sun. Sol Phys 8, 310–315 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155378

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