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solar magnetic field

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solar magnetic field [′sō·lər mag′ned·ik ′fēld]
(astrophysics)
The magnetic field that pervades the ionized and highly conducting gas composing the sun.


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Changes in the solar magnetic field drive the sun's 11-year cycle.
In addition to his findings on solar wind, he used cosmical magnetohydrodynamics (the study of the interaction of magnetic fields in space) to explain the process that creates the solar magnetic field, what has now come to be known as the "Parker Instability.
That old adage accurately describes the behavior of the solar magnetic field revealed by a new study.
 
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