Solar Interior: Convection Theory
Abstract
Convection is the transport of energy by hot fluid moving upwards and cold fluid moving downwards. A familiar example is the upwards and downwards motions one may observe (best just before the boiling point) when heating water in a casserole. In stars, convection is often responsible for transporting heat up to the visible surface, or for transporting heat away from the central parts of the star,...
- Publication:
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Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- November 2000
- DOI:
- 10.1888/0333750888/1996
- Bibcode:
- 2000eaa..bookE1996N
- Keywords:
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- Sun;
- Solar Interior