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Measurements of stellar magnetic fields: Empirical constraints on stellar dynamo and rotational evolution theories

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Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun

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We explore the implications of empirical stellar magnetic parameters for dynamo theories, stellar activity theories, and models of the evolution of stellar angular momentum.

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Linsky, J.L., Saar, S.H. (1987). Measurements of stellar magnetic fields: Empirical constraints on stellar dynamo and rotational evolution theories. In: Linsky, J.L., Stencel, R.E. (eds) Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 291. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-18653-0_104

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