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This paper describes how stellar evolution studies assist in determining the current internal rotation of the Sun, and understanding the physical processes that lead to it from a significantly different proto-Sun. It summarizes the formalism which converts solar rotation into an initial value problem in terms of parameters whose values can be inferred from observations of solar analogues. The main perceived source of uncertainty in the initial angular momentum distribution, and the angular momentum redistribution and loss processes are discussed. These uncertainties are then related to our inability to produce a model of the present Sun totally compatible with solar observations. The most promising next steps to be taken on this problem are then suggested.
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Sofia, S. (1987). Evolution and Internal Rotation of the Sun. In: Durney, B.R., Sofia, S. (eds) The Internal Solar Angular Velocity. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 137. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3903-5_21
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