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gyrochronology: a standalone construct

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Astrophysics

estimating the age of a cool main-sequence star from its rotation period and colour, using the regular spin-down of such stars over time.

In astrophysics, gyrochronology refers to estimating the age of a cool main-sequence star from its rotation period and colour, using the regular spin-down of such stars over time. This meaning comes from Barnes (2003) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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  1. Barnes, S. A. (2003). On the Rotational Evolution of Solar‐ and Late‐Type Stars, Its Magnetic Origins, and the Possibility of Stellar Gyrochronology. The Astrophysical Journal, 586(1), 464-479. https://doi.org/10.1086/367639

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