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On the tidal theory of solar activity
Author(s) -
Hantzsche E.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.19782990506
Subject(s) - amplitude , physics , sunspot , sunspot number , tidal force , astrophysics , atmospheric sciences , solar physics , solar system , astronomy , meteorology , solar wind , solar cycle , optics , quantum mechanics , magnetic field
The hypothesis of a generation or triggering of solar activity by the combined planetary tides on the solar surface is examined by a search for correlations between the sunspot numbers and the tidal amplitudes, using averaged values of several time scales (between one day and eleven years), and taking non‐linear amplitude effects into account. The result is negative: There exist no detectable correlations.