Variation of Vorticity Gradient and Formation of Sunspots

2022/12/07 by Haibin Chen, Rong Wu, Chen, Haibin +1
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2212.03524

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Abstract

Based on the rotating turbulent thermal convection model and using the rotating equivalent temperature assumption and new convection criterion, this paper analyzed the repression of the vorticity gradient on the heat transport and explained that the formation of sunspots originated from the variation of the vorticity gradient in the solar troposphere.

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