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Due to the folding of the interplanetary magnetic field into the tail as a comet sweeps through the interplanetary medium, the magnetic field in the tail can be built up to the order of 100 gammas at a heliocentric distance of about 1 AU. This folding of magnetic flux tubes also results in a cross-tail electric current passing through a neutral sheet. When streams of enhanced plasma density merge with the main tail, cross-tail currents as large as 1 billion A may result. A condition could arise which causes a significant fraction of this current to be discharged through the inner coma, resulting in rapid ionization. The typical time scale for such outbursts of ionization is estimated to be of the order of 10,000 sec, which is in reasonable agreement with observation.
originally posted by: Astyanax
Silence and darkness have shrouded the Electric Universe in the days since the Philae landing.
Rosetta's comet has shown no sign of being electrically charged. No sparks, no explosions, no funny things going on with the spacecraft's telemetry.
And here, on ATS, nothing but silence from the Usual Electric Suspects.
Could this be the end for them? I doubt it. They'll be back soon, with a new set of rationalizations.
Religious belief takes more than facts to kill it.
An electron in space generates an electric field surrounding it. An electron moving relative to an observer generates a magnetic field. External magnetic fields deflect an electron. Electrons radiate or absorb energy in the form of photons when accelerated.
A macroscopic body can develop an electric charge through rubbing, by the triboelectric effect.
The triboelectric effect (also known as triboelectric charging) is a type of contact electrification in which certain materials become electrically charged after they come into frictive contact with a different material. Rubbing glass with fur, or a comb through the hair, can build up triboelectricity. Most everyday static electricity is triboelectric. The polarity and strength of the charges produced differ according to the materials, surface roughness, temperature, strain, and other properties.
originally posted by: eisegesis
originally posted by: Grimpachi
a reply to: NiZZiM
If you know something then post the link unless it is to some hoax bin website. Don't just post that facts should be checked if you have something then put it up otherwise you're just static.
I saw no links in the OP. Doesn't the same go for them?
originally posted by: Grimpachi
originally posted by: eisegesis
originally posted by: Grimpachi
a reply to: NiZZiM
If you know something then post the link unless it is to some hoax bin website. Don't just post that facts should be checked if you have something then put it up otherwise you're just static.
I saw no links in the OP. Doesn't the same go for them?
What exactly should the OP post? A search result for electric universe theory where nothing has been added?
Try to remember the OP said there has been nothing from that group since the landing. I can't ask someone to post evidence of a negative.
Comet nuclei charge electrostatically. (like I pointed out earlier, the triboelectric effect)
Comet dust charges electrostatically causing it to levitate from the comet surface.
Cometary current system: plasma tail streamers separated by a neutral current sheet, has a total current exceeding 108A.
Cometary plasma tails, generate magnetic fields and electric currents of up to a billion Amp.
Cometary atmosphere feature electric currents.
Cometary aurora due to "current discharges into the atmosphere from the tail.
It is expected by Electric Universe proponents that there will be puzzles for the Rosetta team. It seems likely that they will find the comet to be dense and rocky, rather than a slushy, porous rubble pile. Indeed, Philae could have difficulty latching on to 67P/C-G, since its harpoon might not be able to penetrate the hard surface. Also, the ice screws that are supposed to keep it anchored may not find any ice into which they can drill.
Every atom that makes up anything the comet is composed of will contain charged electrons.