Flares etc: why do they only exist on stars?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the phenomenon of flares, specifically why they are observed predominantly on stars and not on planets like Earth. Participants explore the relationship between magnetic fields, plasma reactions, and the conditions necessary for such flares to occur.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Debate/contested, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions why the Earth's magnetic field does not exhibit flare-like behavior, suggesting it has the necessary components of iron and magnetic poles.
  • Another participant proposes that flares are a result of extremely high magnetic fields and plasma reactions, noting that Earth's magnetosphere is primarily focused on protecting against solar flares.
  • A different viewpoint suggests that the eruptions following flares could be linked to fusion processes within a rotating body, implying that only planets with specific core compositions, like pure uranium, could produce similar phenomena.
  • A later reply clarifies that the discussion pertains to the solar corona, reiterating the idea that fusion within a rotating body influences magnetic field changes, again linking this to planetary core composition.
  • One participant challenges the relevance of uranium, pointing out that the Sun is predominantly composed of hydrogen with minimal uranium content.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the mechanisms behind flares and their occurrence on stars versus planets. There is no consensus on the specific conditions required for such phenomena.

Contextual Notes

Participants reference various assumptions about magnetic fields, plasma reactions, and core compositions without resolving the underlying complexities or dependencies on definitions.

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Why can't the Earth's magnetic field go bazooka!

It's made of iron and it's got poles...
 
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arent flares a product of extrememly high magnetic fields, and plasma reactions. Also, our magnetosphere is too bisy protectiong us from the suns flares in order to have its own.
 
Perhaps these things that errupts after flares are caused by fusion within a rotating body, causing a flow that changes it's magnetic field, why planets can't have them unless it's core is made of pure uranium or something.
 
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No, I meant the corona: Perhaps the corona is caused by fusion within a rotating body, causing a flow that changes it's magnetic field, why planets can't have them unless it's core is made of pure uranium or something.
 
What would uranium have to do with anything. The sun is made up of a lot of hydrogen. Wery little uranium.
 

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