How long does it take for heat to flow through the sun?
G. Fiorentini, B. Ricci
Abstract
This question, which often comes in when discussing solar neutrinos, is not clearly analysed in any textbook, to our knowledge. In this note we give a simple estimate of the flow time, also reminding its (ir)relevance to the solar neutrino problem.
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