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The equilibrium structure of a uniformly rotating magnetic polytrope in the presence of a large toroidal field has been determined for polytropic indexn=1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 3.0. It has been found that the contribution of higher-order nonspherical terms in the determination of equilibrium structure becomes significant for large magnetic field.
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Das, M.K., Tandon, J.N. On a uniformly rotating magnetic polytrope. Astrophys Space Sci 49, 277–291 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00641981
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