CAN WE MEASURE THE ROTATION RATE INSIDE STARS

We examine the possibility of obtaining localized information on the r otation rate inside stars through asteroseismic observations from spac e. Attention is focused on delta Scuti stars where both opacity-driven and solar-like turbulence-driven modes may be detected. Plausible set s of modes with attendant rotational splitting data are deduced from t he results of linear stability calculations, effects of amplitude aver aging for modes with higher l's, and information gathered from ground- based photometry. For such sets of modes, optimally localized averagin g kernels are constructed, and we show that fairly detailed informatio n about the behavior of the rotation rate can be obtained only if opac ity-driven modes like those anticipated are indeed detected. The turbu lence-driven modes are essentially irrelevant for probing rotation.