Title :
Real Properties of Electromagnetic Fields and Plasma in the Cosmos
Author :
Scott, Donald E.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst
Abstract :
A majority of baryons in the cosmos are in the plasma state. However, fundamental disagreements about the properties and behavior of electromagnetic fields in these plasmas exist between the science of modern astronomy/astrophysics and the experimentally verified laws of electrical engineering and plasma physics. Many helioastronomers claim that magnetic fields can be open ended. Astrophysicists have claimed that galactic magnetic fields begin and end on molecular clouds. Most electrical engineers, physicists, and pioneers in the electromagnetic field theory disagree, i.e., magnetic fields have no beginning or end. Many astrophysicists still claim that magnetic fields are ldquofrozen intordquo electric plasma. The ldquomagnetic mergingrdquo (reconnection) mechanism is also falsified by both theoretical and experimental investigations.
Keywords :
astrophysical magnetic fields; astrophysical plasma; baryons; cosmology; interstellar molecular clouds; magnetic reconnection; astrophysics; baryons; cosmos; electric plasma; electrical engineering laws; electromagnetic field properties; electromagnetic field theory; galactic magnetic fields; helioastronomy; magnetic merging; magnetic reconnection; molecular clouds; open ended magnetic fields; plasma physics; plasma properties; Astronomy; Astrophysics; Clouds; Electrical engineering; Electromagnetic field theory; Electromagnetic fields; Magnetic fields; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Physics; Plasma properties; Magnetic fields; Maxwell equations; merging; plasmas;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2007.895424