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Winds and magnetospheres of stars and planets: similarities and differences
Stan Owocki
Both stars and planets can lose mass through an expansive wind outflow, often constrained or channeled by magnetic fields that form a surrounding magnetosphere. The very strong win…
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Getting started: How a supersonic stellar wind is initiated from a hydrostatic surface
Stan Owocki
Most of a star's mass is bound in a hydrostatic equilibrium in which pressure balances gravity. But if at some near-surface layer additional outward forces overcome gravity, this c…