A Stress-relax Model for Stellar Flares

该项目旨在通过建立恒星大气中磁应力的形成和释放的理论模型来提高我们预测太阳和恒星耀斑的能力。太阳耀斑是太阳系中能量最大的事件，与相关的日冕物质抛射一起，可以在我们当地的空间环境中创造危险的条件。恒星耀斑的能量是耀斑的数千倍，对围绕耀斑恒星运行的系外行星产生危险的空间天气。预期的结果包括对耀斑机制的深入了解，以及耀斑预测的新方法。主要的潜在好处是改进太阳和恒星空间天气预报，以保护人类安全和基础设施。

This project aims to improve our ability to predict solar and stellar flares by developing a theoretical model for the build-up and release of magnetic stress in stellar atmospheres. Solar flares are the most energetic events in the solar system, and together with associated coronal mass ejections can create hazardous conditions in our local space environment. Stellar flares are thousands of times more energetic and produce dangerous space weather for exoplanets orbiting flare stars. Expected outcomes include insight into the flare mechanism, and new approaches to flare prediction. The major potential benefit is improved solar and stellar space weather forecasting to protect human safety and infrastructure.