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arXiv:2411.08492 (astro-ph)
[Submitted on 13 Nov 2024]

Title:Zones of Tayler Instability in Stars

Authors:Valentin A. Skoutnev, Andrei M. Beloborodov
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Abstract:The Tayler instability (TI) of toroidal magnetic fields is a candidate mechanism for driving turbulence, angular momentum transport, and dynamo action in stellar radiative zones. Recently Skoutnev & Beloborodov (2024) revisited the linear stability analysis of a toroidal magnetic field in a rotating and stably stratified fluid. In this paper, we extend the analysis to include both thermal and compositional stratification, allowing for general application to stars. We formulate an analytical instability criterion for use as a ``toggle switch" in stellar evolution codes. It determines when and where in a star the Tayler-Spruit dynamo may be responsible for angular momentum transport. We implement such a ``toggle switch" in the MESA stellar evolution code and map out the stability of each mode of the TI on a grid of stellar evolution models. In evolved lower mass stars, the TI becomes suppressed in compositionally stratified regions, undermining the Tayler-Spruit dynamo as an explanation of the core-envelope coupling. In higher mass stars, the TI is active throughout the radiative zones, but at different wavenumbers than previously expected.
Subjects: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR); Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
Cite as: arXiv:2411.08492 [astro-ph.SR]
  (or arXiv:2411.08492v1 [astro-ph.SR] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2411.08492

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From: Valentin Skoutnev [view email]
[v1] Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:18:01 UTC (6,526 KB)
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