An Examination of the Observational Evidence for the Accretion Theory of the Solar Corona

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Abstract
The predictions and requirements of the accretion theory of the solar corona are compared with the results of observation, with special reference to the electron distribution in the neighbourhood of the Sun and convection in the inner corona. It is concluded that, even with reasonable modification, the theory is unable to satisfy the requirements of observation, and that accretion is therefore not likely to be an important coronal mechanism.