I learned that plasma can reflect radiations of frequency less than that of its own oscillations. If so, considering the plasma in Sun's atmosphere, it should also reflect solar radiations.

That would mean that the radiation emitted from the lower layers of the Sun would be reflected back by the outer layers. So, the only radiation coming out should be the ones generated at the outer layers, for which there is no denser layers of plasma surrounding it. And of course, the ones that have higher frequencies than the plasma in each layer would come out unscathed.

If this is true, most of the radiation generated by fusion will be trapped inside, and what we observe is only a fraction.

Note that the intensity of observable radiation coming out from stars would now mostly depend on the outermost layer. So, wouldn't it be inappropriate to consider stars as Black bodies while determining their temperature and other properties? Is Sun brighter and hotter than what we see from outside?

I learned from that plasma can reflect radiations of frequency less than that of its own oscillations. If so, considering the plasma in Sun's atmosphere, it should also reflect solar radiations.

That would mean that the radiation emitted from the inner layers of the Sun would be reflected back by the outer layers. So, the only radiation coming out should be the ones generated at the outer layers, for which there is no denser layers of plasma surrounding it. And of course, the ones that have higher frequencies than the plasma in each layer would come out unscathed.

If this is true, most of the radiation generated by fusion will be trapped inside, and what we observe is only a fraction.

Note that the intensity of observable radiation coming out from stars would now mostly depend on the outermost layer. So, wouldn't it be inappropriate to consider stars as Black bodies while determining their temperature and other properties? Is Sun brighter and hotter than what we see from outside?

I learnt that plasma can reflect radiations of frequency less than that of its own oscillations. If so, considering the plasma in Sun's atmosphere, it should also reflect solar radiations.

That would mean that the radiation emitted from the lower layers of the Sun would be reflected back by the outer layers. So, the only radiation coming out should be the ones generated at the outer layers, for which there is no denser layers of plasma surrounding it. And of course, the ones that have higher frequencies than the plasma in each layer would come out unscathed.

If this is true, most of the radiation generated by fusion will be trapped inside, and what we observe is only a fraction.

Note that the intensity of observable radiation coming out from stars would now mostly depend on the outermost layer. So, wouldn't it be inappropriate to consider stars as Black bodies while determining their temperature and other properties? Is Sun brighter and hotter than what we see from outside?

I learned that plasma can reflect radiations of frequency less than that of its own oscillations. If so, considering the plasma in Sun's atmosphere, it should also reflect solar radiations.

That would mean that the radiation emitted from the lower layers of the Sun would be reflected back by the outer layers. So, the only radiation coming out should be the ones generated at the outer layers, for which there is no denser layers of plasma surrounding it. And of course, the ones that have higher frequencies than the plasma in each layer would come out unscathed.

If this is true, most of the radiation generated by fusion will be trapped inside, and what we observe is only a fraction.

Note that the intensity of observable radiation coming out from stars would now mostly depend on the outermost layer. So, wouldn't it be inappropriate to consider stars as Black bodies while determining their temperature and other properties? Is Sun brighter and hotter than what we see from outside?