The noise wars in helio- and asteroseismology

TL;DR

This paper discusses the ongoing challenges posed by noise in helio- and asteroseismology, emphasizing its impact on data quality, modeling accuracy, and the future of the field, especially for solar-like stars.

Contribution

The paper provides a personal perspective on current noise-related challenges and future prospects in helio- and asteroseismology, focusing on global helioseismology and solar-like stars.

Findings

Noise significantly affects data interpretation and model accuracy.

Addressing noise is crucial for advancing helioseismic research.

Future developments depend on improved noise mitigation techniques.

Abstract

During this conference, latest results on helioseismology (both local and global) as well as in asteroseismology have been reviewed, the hottest questions discussed and the future prospects of our field fully debated. A conference so rich in the variety of topics addressed is impossible to be deeply reviewed in a paper. Therefore, I present here my particular view of the field as it is today, concentrating on the solar-like stars and global helioseismology. The link I found to do so is the constant battle in which we are all engaged against the sources of noise that difficult our studies. The noise in the data, the noise in the inversions, the precision and accuracy of our inferred models...