Sunspots: from small-scale inhomogeneities towards a global theory
Astrophysics
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
The penumbra of a sunspot is a fascinating phenomenon featuring complex velocity and magnetic fields. It challenges both our understanding of radiative magneto-convection and our means to measure and derive the actual geometry of the magnetic and velocity fields. In this contribution we attempt to summarize the present state-of-the-art from an observational and a theoretical perspective.
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@article{arxiv.0811.2747,
title = {Sunspots: from small-scale inhomogeneities towards a global theory},
author = {Rolf Schlichenmaier},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.2747},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Accepted for publication in Space Science Reviews