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Stellar Flares

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Radio and X-ray observations of stellar flares provide the most direct probes of energy release, particle acceleration, and energy transport on stars other than the Sun. In this review, the observational basis for our understanding of the flare phenomenon on other stars is briefly described and outstanding interpretive and theoretical issues are discussed. I shall confine my attention to objects which are “solar-like”, to the extent that they possess deep convective envelopes and display activity which is presumed to be magnetic in origin. These include pre-main sequence objects, classical flare stars, and close binaries. Future directions are briefly discussed.

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Bastian, T.S. (1994). Stellar Flares. In: Van den Oord, G.H.J. (eds) Fragmented Energy Release in Sun and Stars. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1014-3_41

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