Shortly after the seminal paper “Self-Organized Criticality: An explanation of 1/f noise” by
Bak et al.(1987), the idea has been applied to solar physics, in “Avalanches and the …

This paper is a pedagogical introduction to avalanche models of solar flares, including a
comprehensive review of recent modeling efforts and directions. This class of flare model is …

The following chapter provides an overview of the techniques used to understand Self-
Organised Criticality (SOC) by performing computer simulations. Those are of particular …

A model for the solar coronal magnetic field is proposed where multiple directed loops
evolve in space and time. Loops injected at small scales are anchored by footpoints of …

Particle acceleration in solar flares remains an outstanding problem in plasma physics and
space science. While the observed particle energies and timescales can perhaps be …

This Letter presents a model to unify the diverse range of magnetar activity, through the
building and release of elastic stress from the crust. A cellular automaton drives both local …

We show that the continuous wavelet transform can provide a unique decomposition of a
time-series into 'signal-like'and 'noise-like'components. From the overall wavelet spectrum …

We review the current literature on the formation of coherent structures (CoSs) in strongly
turbulent 3D magnetized plasmas. CoSs [Current Sheets (CS), magnetic filaments, large …

We study the acceleration of electrons and protons interacting with localized, multiple, small-
scale dissipation regions inside an evolving, turbulent active region. The dissipation regions …

Solar flares are an abrupt release of magnetic energy in the Sun's atmosphere due to
reconnection of the coronal magnetic field. This occurs in response to turbulent flows at the …