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MHD simulations of the solar photosphere

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2015-06-05 v1 Fluid Dynamics

Abstract

We briefly review the observations of the solar photosphere and pinpoint some open questions related to the magnetohydrodynamics of this layer of the Sun. We then discuss the current modelling efforts, addressing among other problems, that of the origin of supergranulation.

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@article{arxiv.1206.6630,
  title  = {MHD simulations of the solar photosphere},
  author = {M. Rieutord and F. Rincon and T. Roudier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.6630},
  year   = {2015}
}

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10 pages, 6 figures; 4th French-Chinese Meeting on Solar Physics Understanding Solar Activity: Advances and Challenges, 4th French-Chinese, Nice, France