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Coronal heating

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The prospects for observational tests of coronal heating theories are examined. Three heating mechanisms (Alfvén waves, D.C. electric currents, and MHD turbulence) are reviewed from this point of view. Some suggestions are offered for future tests but none, so far, would give unambiguous critical results.

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Zirker, J.B. Coronal heating. Sol Phys 148, 43–60 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00675534

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