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"Braiding and Reconnection of Magnetic Fields Driving Explosive Stellar Flares" by Darryl Z. Seligman, Leslie A. Rogers, Adina D. Feinstein, Mark R. Krumholz, James R. Beattie, Christoph Federrath, Fred C. Adams, Marco Fatuzzo, Maximilian N. Günther
Submitted caption:
"A theoretical model for how the magnetic fields of stars braid, reconnect and produce flares. Rapidly rotating stars should produce more high energy explosive flares because of strong rotational forces - the same ones that power tornadoes and hurricanes on Earth and Jupiter's red spot. We made the schematic to illustrate the complex topological model developed in the recently accepted Astrophysical Journal paper (arxiv.org/abs/2201.03697)"
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This image was submitted to the University of Chicago's 2022 Science as Art competition. From neurons to nanoparticles, the entries display the gorgeous landscape of scientific research going on every day at the University of Chicago. More than 100 images were submitted to the contest, from undergraduates, graduate students, staff, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty members. Read more.
Image may only be reprinted with credit to the authors and the University of Chicago.
"Braiding and Reconnection of Magnetic Fields Driving Explosive Stellar Flares" by Darryl Z. Seligman, Leslie A. Rogers, Adina D. Feinstein, Mark R. Krumholz, James R. Beattie, Christoph Federrath, Fred C. Adams, Marco Fatuzzo, Maximilian N. Günther
Submitted caption:
"A theoretical model for how the magnetic fields of stars braid, reconnect and produce flares. Rapidly rotating stars should produce more high energy explosive flares because of strong rotational forces - the same ones that power tornadoes and hurricanes on Earth and Jupiter's red spot. We made the schematic to illustrate the complex topological model developed in the recently accepted Astrophysical Journal paper (arxiv.org/abs/2201.03697)"
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This image was submitted to the University of Chicago's 2022 Science as Art competition. From neurons to nanoparticles, the entries display the gorgeous landscape of scientific research going on every day at the University of Chicago. More than 100 images were submitted to the contest, from undergraduates, graduate students, staff, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty members. Read more.
Image may only be reprinted with credit to the authors and the University of Chicago.