Solar Cyclones - Pointer to harnessing fusion power on Earth?
Thousands of solar cyclones each the size of Europe are scouring the surface of the Sun. These seem to hold a clue to how the Sun's corona can be at a million degree Kelvin while the surface below is a measly 5000 in an apparent violation of the laws of thermodynamics.
It seems that the huge twisted swirls of plasma and magnetic fields some 1500 kilometers diameter and speeds of tens of thousand kilometers per hourmakes the torsional Alfven waves race up the swirls to dissipate as heat in the upper reaches.
The intriguing thing is that this could show a way to harness fusion power in reactos on Earth.
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It seems that the huge twisted swirls of plasma and magnetic fields some 1500 kilometers diameter and speeds of tens of thousand kilometers per hourmakes the torsional Alfven waves race up the swirls to dissipate as heat in the upper reaches.
The intriguing thing is that this could show a way to harness fusion power in reactos on Earth.
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