Open AccessWhy is the Sun’s corona so hot? Why are prominences so cool?
Author(s) -
J. B. Zirker,
O. Engvold
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
physics today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.594
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1945-0699
pISSN - 0031-9228
DOI - 10.1063/pt.3.3659
Subject(s) - solar prominence , corona (planetary geology) , physics , astronomy , astrophysics , astrobiology , magnetic field , quantum mechanics , venus
Over the past several decades, solar physicists have made steady progress in answering the two long-standing questions, but puzzles remain.
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