Solar Flares: Magnetohydrodynamic Processes

This paper outlines the current understanding of solar flares, mainly focused on magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) processes responsible for producing a flare. Observations show that flares are one of the most explosive phenomena in the atmosphere of the Sun, releasing a huge amount of energy up to about 10...

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Main Authors: Kazunari Shibata, Tetsuya Magara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2011-12-01
Series:Living Reviews in Solar Physics
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Online Access:http://www.livingreviews.org/lrsp-2011-6