rodluger / starry

Tools for mapping stars and planets.
https://starry.readthedocs.io
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New differential rotation model #252

Closed rodluger closed 4 years ago

rodluger commented 4 years ago

This PR adds an improved differential rotation model that is much faster and much better conditioned. There is still the issue that the degree of a differentially-rotated map increases without bound as time goes on. This is almost certainly not what happens in reality: magnetic forces should keep small spots from getting stretched into thin strips by differential rotation. The usefulness of this model may therefore be limited.