3 papers
astro-ph.SR2026
A self-consistent solar coronal heating model by Alfvenic waves
Hidetaka Kuniyoshi, Richard J. Morton
Alfvenic waves are prevalent throughout the solar atmosphere and are believed to play an essential role in coronal heating, classified as alternating current (AC) heating in contra…
astro-ph.IM2026
Observing solar vortices with existing and future instrumentation. Solar Physics International Network for Swirls (SPINS) white paper (Helio)
Suzana S. A. Silva, Viktor Fedun, Gary Verth +13
Solar vortices are fundamental components of solar atmospheric dynamics, serving as natural laboratories for magnetic field twisting, energy concentration and transport, wave guida…
astro-ph.SR2025
A unified picture of swirl-driven coronal heating: magnetic energy supply and dissipation
Hidetaka Kuniyoshi, Shinsuke Imada, Takaaki Yokoyama
The coronal heating problem is one of the most critical challenges in solar physics. Recent observations have revealed that small-scale swirls are ubiquitous in the photosphere and…