Parker’s Solar Wind Model for a Polytropic Gas

Parker’s hydrodynamic isothermal solar wind model is extended to apply for a more realistic polytropic gas flow that can be caused by a variable extended heating of the corona. A compatible theoretical formulation is given and detailed numerical and systematic asymptotic theoretical considerations a...

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Main Authors: Bhimsen Shivamoggi, David Rollins, Leos Pohl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/23/11/1497