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Gyroscopics as a Means of Demonstrating Rotational Instability in Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

M.S.A. Sastroamidjojo
M.S.A. Sastroamidjojo*
Affiliation:
Solar Physics Laboratory, Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia

Abstract

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Light-traces of a light bulb fixed on top of the stem of a spinning top were recorded to simulate rotation. It was found that with dissipation of energy the rotational frequency did not decrease monotonically, but showed ‘quasi-periodic’ sequences.

Type
Session III. Intrinsic Variability
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 143: Wolf–Rayet Stars and Interrelations with other Massive Stars in Galaxies , 1991 , pp. 184
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991