Waldmeier Effect in Stellar Cycles

Understand

One of the most robust features of the solar magnetic cycle is that the stronger cycles rise faster than the weaker ones.

• This is popularly known as the Waldmeier Effect, which is known for more than 80 years.
• This fundamental feature of the solar cycle has not only practical implications, e,g., in predicting the solar cycle, but also implications in understanding the solar dynamo.
• Here we ask the question whether the Waldmeier Effect exists in other Sun-like stars.