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Questions about sun's magnetic field?
So, I am doing a report on the Sun's magnetic field, or the interplanetary magnetic field, and had some questions. if these statements were correct
The sun's magnetic field goes in at one hemisphere and out at the other, causing the neutral field to become wavy, and that waviness is carried into space by the solar wind. so is that waviness the interplanetary magnetic field? and is that waviness the sun's magnetic field lines? because the sun's magnetic field is carried out into space by solar wind, and that magnetic field is called the interplanetary magnetic field, so is the magnetic field carried into space the waviness from the neutral current sheet, or is it just the magnetic field the goes outward from one hemisphere? thanks
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- ChuckLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
The short answer: No, that isn't correct.
Planets generally have a north pole and a south pole, I guess you could call this "going in" one end and "coming out" the other. The sun's magnetic field is more complex, with multiple north and south poles scattered across the surface.
The solar wind does not carry the sun's magnetic field. Magnetic fields can travel through the vacuum of space by themselves.
