Interplay of Boltzmann Equation and Continuity Equation for Accelerated Electrons in Solar Flares
@article{Codispoti2015InterplayOB, title={Interplay of Boltzmann Equation and Continuity Equation for Accelerated Electrons in Solar Flares}, author={Anna Codispoti and Nicola Pinamonti}, journal={SIAM J. Appl. Math.}, year={2015}, volume={76}, pages={1250-1269} }
During solar flares a large number of electrons are accelerated within the plasma present in the solar atmosphere. Accurate measurements of the motion of these electrons start becoming available from the analysis of hard X-ray imaging-spectroscopy observations. In this paper, we discuss the linearized perturbations of the Boltzmann kinetic equation describing an ensemble of electrons accelerated by the energy release occurring during solar flares. Either in the limit of high energy or at…
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