Resolve the limited connection between asteroseismic and gyrochronological ages

Establish how asteroseismic ages and gyrochronological ages relate by obtaining overlapping samples of stars, particularly cool main-sequence stars in open clusters, that have both seismic and rotational age constraints.

Background

The paper notes that stellar ages inferred from different techniques can exhibit systematic discrepancies. Gyrochronology uses rotational evolution, whereas asteroseismology provides constraints from stellar oscillations; direct comparisons are currently limited because relatively few stars have both types of age information.

The authors identify the limited overlap between these samples as an open issue. They point to PLATO and Roman observations as opportunities to obtain seismic constraints for cooler main-sequence stars and thereby directly test the consistency of seismic, rotational, and activity-based age relations.