NASA NTRS · 19740028070
Test for planetary influences on solar activity
Abstract
A method due to Schuster is used to test the hypothesis that solar activity is influenced by tides raised in the sun's atmosphere by planets. We calculate the distribution in longitude of over 1000 flares occurring in a 6 1/2 yr segment of solar cycle 19, referring the longitude system in turn to the orbital positions of Jupiter and Venus. The resulting distributions show no evidence for a tidal effect.
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Dingle, L. A., Van Hoven, G., Sturrock, P. A.. 1973-07-01. Test for planetary influences on solar activity. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19740028070
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