The relevance of solar flares to astrophysics

✍ Scribed by P. A. Sturrock; J. W. Knight

• Book ID: 104644470
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1976
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 497 KB
• Volume: 47
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0038-0938
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00152279

✦ Synopsis

The physical mechanisms associated with solar flares are reviewed. The relevance of flare mechanisms to other astrophysical phenomena is discussed. In this context, specific models of quasars and radio galaxies, Sco X-1 and gamma-ray bursts are examined.