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Describe the concept
In Issue #263
@MihailoMartinovic suggested Stocastic heating but provided no details
The absorption of high-energy photons from the interstellar medium or nearby stars increases the kinetic energy of a grain. It plays a role in processes in the interstellar medium and some plasms.
Describe where the concept fits within the existing hierarchy
Possibilities
Interstellar medium --> Interstellar plasma --> Stochastic heating
Interstellar medium --> Interstellar absorption --> Stochastic heating
Interstellar medium --> Interstellar radiation field --> Stochastic heating
Solar physics --> Solar wind --> Stochastic heating
Name the new concept Stochastic heating
Describe the concept In Issue #263 @MihailoMartinovic suggested Stocastic heating but provided no details
The absorption of high-energy photons from the interstellar medium or nearby stars increases the kinetic energy of a grain. It plays a role in processes in the interstellar medium and some plasms.
Describe where the concept fits within the existing hierarchy Possibilities Interstellar medium --> Interstellar plasma --> Stochastic heating Interstellar medium --> Interstellar absorption --> Stochastic heating Interstellar medium --> Interstellar radiation field --> Stochastic heating
Solar physics --> Solar wind --> Stochastic heating
Provide 1-3 supporting articles In Issue #263 @katieefrey mentioned that it had over 1k uses in ADS (now NASA SciX) NASA SciX full text search for "Stochastic heating" among refereed papers in the astronomy collection
Please include any additional comments/feedback I am hoping this issue for further discussion of Stocastic heating.