Mixer Waves of the Solar Wind: How the Corona Heats Up ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Free Energy Sources of Ion-scale Waves Observed by Parker Solar Probe"
The Parker probe caught two types of spiral waves that, like mixers, redistribute heat in the solar wind and explain the corona's anomalous heating.
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The Parker probe dove into the solar corona and heard the 'whisper' of left-handed waves — spiral mixers that spread heat around. They intensify near the Sun, making the energy spectrum steeper. This explains why the solar atmosphere is hotter than the surface.
🎯 The solar wind carries away about the mass of Mount Everest every minute.