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The rotation rate of a star has important implications for the detectability, characterization, and stability of any planets that may be orbiting it. This chapter gives a brief overview of stellar rotation before describing the methods used to measure the rotation periods of planet host stars, the factors affecting the evolution of a star’s rotation rate, stellar age estimates based on rotation, and an overview of the observed trends in the rotation properties of stars with planets.
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Maxted, P.F.L. (2018). Rotation of Planet-Hosting Stars. In: Deeg, H., Belmonte, J. (eds) Handbook of Exoplanets . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55333-7_18
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