The Sunspots

Angel Fierros Palacios^*

Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas, División de Energías Alternas, Mexico City, México.

DOI: 10.4236/jhepgc.2015.12007                

Abstract

In the present paper, the theoretical frame work of magneto hydrodynamics (MHD) is used to give a solution of the problem about the origin, persistence and disappearance of the Sunspots; as well as their tendency to appear as bipolar magnetic couples. According to the results obtained, a possible explanation about the change of polarity in both solar hemispheres is given. Heuristic but logical arguments about the periodicity of the phenomenon of the observed magnetic polarity and the tendency of couples of Sunspots to appear solely in certain latitudes that can be called tropical regions of the Sun are presented. Finally, an indirect experimental test is proposed to show the possible process that produces the polarity of the Sunspots in a given cycle, as well as the invertion of that polarity in the next solar cycle.

Keywords

Magnetic Field of the Spots, Sunspots’ Theory, Magnetic Regulation of Thermal Convection, Polarity of the Sunspots Couples, Solar Cycle, Structure and Stability of the Spots, Life Time of the Spots

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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