A-REVISED-PRESCRIPTION-FOR-THE-TAYLER-SPRUIT-DYNAMO：MAGNETIC-ANGULAR-MOMENTUM-TRANSPORT-IN-STARS.pdfVIP

A REVISED PRESCRIPTION FOR THE TAYLER-SPRUIT DYNAMO: MAGNETIC ANGULAR MOMENTUM TRANSPORT IN STARS Pavel A. Denissenkov1,2 , Marc Pinsonneault1 ABSTRACT Angular momentum transport by internal magnetic fields is an important in- gredient for stellar interior models. In this paper we critically examine the basic heuristic assumptions in the model of the Tayler-Spruit dynamo, which describes how a pinch-type instability of a toroidal magnetic field in differentially rotating stellar radiative zones may result in large-scale fluid motion. Our derivation ac- counts for Coriolis effects in both the growth and damping rates, unlike earlier studies. We present transport coefficients for chemical mixing and angular mo- mentum redistribution by magnetic torques that are significantly different from previous published values. The new magnetic viscosity is reduced by 2 to 3 orders of magnitude compared to the old one, and we find that magnetic angular mo- mentum transport by this mechanism is very sensitive to gradients in the mean molecular weight. The revised coefficients are more compatible with empirical constraints on the timescale of core-envelope coupling in young stars than the previous ones. However, solar models including only this mechanism possess a rapidly rotating core, in contradiction with helioseismic data. Previous studies had found strong core-envelope coupling, both for solar models and for the cores of massive evolved stars. We conclude that the Tayler-Spruit mechanism may be important for envelope angular momentum transport, but that some other process must be responsible for efficient spindown of stellar cores.