Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Wilson, W. J. F..
Rotation in massive stars generates shear turbulence. This has the consequence of heating the outer layers of massive stars and enhancing mass-loss in the early spectral types. Model calculations are presented and discussed in support of these effects.
The evolutionary aspects of massive population 1 stars were investigated. Semiconvection was treated in two different ways, and included mass loss both in the early as well as later spectra stages. The effect of rotation was taken into account and the time evolution of angular momentum of these models was studied. The effect of differential rotation due to the faster rotating interiors and slowed down surface layers are briefly described.