The Many-Faceted Light Curves of Young Disk-bearing Stars in Taurus as
  Seen by K2
  We present a comprehensive study of the variability properties of young
disk-bearing stars in the Taurus star-forming region, paralleling our previous
investigation in rho Oph and Upper Sco. A sample of 99 confirmed Taurus
association members is placed in the diagnostic Q-M plane of flux asymmetry (M)
and quasi-periodicity (Q), which guides our assignment of variability classes.
We find a similar proportion of flux-symmetric variables in Taurus, but more
bursters and fewer dippers relative to Upper Sco. The regions also differ in
that the amplitudes for periodic and quasi-periodic sources are larger in
Taurus relative to the more evolved Upper Sco star/disk systems. The
relationship between photometric variability patterns at optical wavelengths,
which arise in the inner disk and at the stellar surface, are assessed relative
to available disk inclination measurements.
