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Electrostatically unstable heat flow during solar flares and its consequences

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We examine some of the consequences of an electrostatically unstable return current associated with heat conduction during a solar flare. We note that an electrostatically unstable return current will lead to strong hydrodynamic effects and more rapid magnetic field thermalization, if reconnection is the source of primary energy release during a solar flare.

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  1. E. O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 2037S, Washington, D.C., USA

    D. S. Spicer

  2. Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, Md., USA

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Spicer, D.S. Electrostatically unstable heat flow during solar flares and its consequences. Sol Phys 54, 379–385 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00159929

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