Instability of Thermal Fields.

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Abstract
The field equation for the kinetic temperature, Te, is considered in the case of a gas composed of hydrogen-like atoms. If the atoms are largely ionized and free-free emission does not predominate, the thermal field is unstable unless stabilized by a strongly temperature-dependent supply of energy. The possibility of interpreting much of the thermal activity in the solar atmosphere as due to such instability is discussed.

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