Open AccessTurbulent eddy viscosity and large‐scale convection in the Sun
Author(s) -
Stothers Richard B.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03499.x
Subject(s) - physics , turbulence , laminar flow , convection , mechanics , turbulence modeling , classical mechanics , astrophysics
It is suggested here that the laminar character of the large‐scale deep convective flows appearing in numerical simulations of the convective envelope of the Sun arises from the effect of turbulent eddy viscosity. Previously, M. Schwarzschild suggested the same idea to explain the observed surface granulation in the Sun.