Point by Point: Electric Universe Theory


















7 responses to “Point by Point: Electric Universe Theory

  1. [1B] No. The charges in a plasma do not cancel, but tend to cancel. Plasma is quasi-neutral. Whether electromagnetic forces or gravity dominates a systems depends on two factors: (1) whether the system consists of plasma (charged particles) (2) particle size: in a complex (dusty) plasma, (a) gravity dominates where particles are larger than grains (b) electromagnetism dominates where particle size is less than grains.

    Hence planets, asteroids, comets and meteors are dominated by gravity. Stars and galaxies as a whole, are dominated by gravity, but the plasma within them, is dominated by electromagnetic forces. This is illustrated by the Solar Wind, where charged particles are hardly effected by the Sun’s immense gravitation field, and **accelerate** away from the Sun’s surface.

    The interplanetary medium (a plasma), the interstellar medium (largely a plasma) and the intergalactic medium (a plasma), because the particle size is typically atomic, are all dominated by electromagnetic forces


  2. [3B] No. The [Link To Inappropriate Website Redacted. Please See This Site’s Commenting Policy Page] was discovered in 1965, and is observed to flow between the Sun and the plasmapause. It carries about 3×109 amperes.


  3. [5B] No. (a) The interplanetary medium, derived from the Solar Wind, is 100% plasma, which charges (and may corrode) any object it comes in contact with (eg. by sputtering). The Earth is protected by its magnetic field. (b) The intergalactic medium is also 100% fully ionized plasma (here’s a reference) (c) the interstellar medium contains a mixture of plasma and, as you rightly say, neutral hydrogen. However, mixtures of ionized gas and non-ionized gas, may behave like a plasma, when the degree of ionization is less than 1%. So yes, space is filled with neutral atoms, but the visible universe is 99.999% plasma by volume and mass (stars are 100% plasma)


  4. [6B] I previously mention the Heliospheric current sheet. It is created by the Sun’s magnetic field moving the Solar System’s plasma. It seem reasonable to assume that every star has its own heliospheric current sheet. Likewise, it would be expected that the rotation of the galaxy’s magnetic field through the galactic plasma, would also generate galactic electric currents. Nobel Prize winning scientist Hannes Alfvén and his colleague Per Carlqvist, estimate that the galactic current sheet should carry about 10^17 – 10^19 Amps. Peer reviewed papers are consistent with the theory, eg. see here and here. Many other papers supporting “universal electric currents” in space, can be found [Link To Inappropriate Website Redacted. Please See This Site’s Commenting Policy Page].


  5. Gordon, on item ‘a’ in response to 5B. I have observed first hand the external surface of more than one of the Apollo craft. …and no, I’m not talking about ‘static units’ but the actual craft. The LCMs did not show any marks of “sputtering” on their surface, or any other corrosion for that matter that hasn’t already been detailed as from other causes. True, re-entry is a traumatic place, but I would think that if this “sputtering” existed, it would have shown up in the window seals, or been observed first hand by the astronauts, particularly as the LCM crossed the terminus in/out of the lunar shadow. Further, if this electrical outflow is happening, I would thin it would have shown up in the radio signals, or more simply in the life expectancy, of the Voyager spacecraft.


  6. @virginianopinions. (a) That the interplanetary medium is a 100% fully ionized plasma, is not generally disputed [Inapproriate Link Redacted] (b) The heliospheric current sheet is also not disputed (eg. see [Broken Link Redacted]here). (c) You may need see the results of sputtering on a spacecraft because of a couple of reasons. Firstly, the ion density is space is tiny. Secondly, as the spacecraft charges, it repels like charges. However, sputter may take place, see the references “Plasma Effects on Spacecraft” and here. (d) You make a good observation regarding radio signals from electric currents (presumably in the heliospheric current sheet), see the paper “[Inappropriate Link Redacted]”




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