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2016 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2016

12–17 Jun 2016
University of Ottawa
America/Toronto timezone
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W-MEDAL2 CAP Medal Talk - Gilles Fontaine, U. de Montréal (Achievement Medal Recipient / Récipiendaire de la médaille pour contributions exceptionnelles)

W-MEDAL2
15 Jun 2016, 11:30
University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa

SITE Building, 800 King Edward Ave, Ottawa, ON

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W-MEDAL2 CAP Medal Talk - Gilles Fontaine, U. de Montréal (Achievement Medal Recipient / Récipiendaire de la médaille pour contributions exceptionnelles)

  • Adam Sarty (Saint Mary's University)

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  1. 1485. Measuring the Total Angular Momentum of Stars through Asteroseismology
    Prof. Gilles Fontaine (Université de Montréal)
    15/06/2016, 11:30
    Herzberg Public, Plenary, and Medal Talks / Conférenciers des sessions Herzberg, plénières et médaillés (CAP-ACP)
    Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité

    Have stars that end up as isolated white dwarfs lost their initial angular momentum as suggested by the relatively long rotation periods measured at their surfaces through spectroscopy? Could it be instead that a large fraction of that angular momentum is bound in a fast rotating core, hidden from direct observations, as proposed by some theories favouring a weak rotational coupling between...

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