Solar flares result from the sudden release of energy deposited by subphotospheric motions into the magnetic field of the corona. The deposited energy accumulates secularly between events. One may interpret the observed event statistics as resulting from a state-dependent Poisson process in which the instantaneous flare rate is a function of the stress in the system and a flare become... https://www.roneverhart.com/Stardust-XLF/