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The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review· 2012Q1· Review

Interferometric observations of rapidly rotating stars

Gerard T. van Belle

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Optical interferometry now allows direct observation of rotationally distorted stellar photospheres at sub-milliarcsecond scales, revealing latitude dependencies of radius, temperature, and energy transport.

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