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It is shown that the stability analysis of coronae envisaged by Hearn (1975, 1979) does not lead to a unique stable configuration. The chromosphere-corona transition region is inevitably non-steady. Spicules are a manifestation of this. It is suggested that a point to point analysis of energy losses and gains, rather than a stability analysis, can determine the coronal parameters.
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Van Tend, W. On spicules and the stability analysis of the minimum flux corona theory. Sol Phys 64, 229–236 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151434
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