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I'd guess by '10% of total energy' they mean '10% of the total energy output in that period of time is released just in the area of the _flare_'
by barredo 15y ago
I'd guess by '10% of total energy' they mean '10% of the total energy output in that period of time is released just in the area of the _flare_'
- teamonkey 15y agoCorrect. Flares can have an energy around the order of 10% of the total average energy output for the sun per second. [Edit] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_flare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_flare > A solar flare is a sudden brightening observed over the Sun surface or the solar limb, which is interpreted as a large energy release of up to 6 × 10^25 joules of energy[1] (about a sixth of the total energy output of the Sun each second).