Know plasma, know 99.999% of the Universe (No plasma, no Universe)
By Anthony L. Peratt 1st Ed. publ. 1992 Springer-Verlag, ISBN 0-387-97575-6 and ISBN 3-540-97575-6 (Out of print. Second-hand copies @ addall.com) 2nd Ed. publ. Sept. 2014. ISBN 978-1-4614-7818-8. Springer.[1] The content below refers to the first edition. Extract “The purpose of this book is to address the growing recognition of the need for plasma physics … Read more
A pinch (alternately called a “knot,” “Bennett pinch”[1] (after Willard Harrison Bennett), “electromagnetic pinch”[2], “magnetic pinch”[3], the “pinch effect”[4] or “plasma pinch”[5]) is the compression of an electrically conducting filament by magnetic forces. The conductor is usually a plasma, but could also be a solid or liquid metal. In a z-pinch, the current is axial … Read more
A plasma (often ionized gas, but see Pseudo-plasma), is a gaseous substance consisting of free charged particles, such as electrons, protons and other ions, that respond very strongly to electromagnetic fields. The free charges make the plasma highly electrically conductive, so that it may carry electric currents, and generate magnetic fields. This may cause the … Read more
Estimated to be 99.999% of the visible universe, cosmic plasma may be considered to be the first state of matter, that preceded the other states of matter in the history of the evolution of the Universe. Here on Earth where plasma is less common, it is often considered to be the fourth state of matter, … Read more
The Plasma Universe is a model of the Universe in which plasma and its known laboratory properties, plays a more significant role in the Universe than is generally accepted. [1] [2] The Plasma Universe includes the applications of well-known plasma phenomena to many astrophysical fields, such as the acceleration of ions through electric fields in … Read more
Plasma astrophysicists investigate a wide range of astrophysical phenomena. Many apply their expertise to some of the latest topics in astrophysics, such as the Standard Cosmology, black holes, active galaxies nuclei, neutron stars and dark matter. Other plasma physicists such as Hannes Alfvén, and others, took a different view, which is compared in the table … Read more
Contents 1 Timeline 1.1 -5th Century (BCE) 1.2 17th Century 1.3 18th Century 1.4 19th Century 1.5 20th Century 2 Anniversaries 2.1 January 2.2 February 2.3 March 2.4 April 2.5 May 2.6 June 2.7 July 2.8 August 2.9 September 2.10 October 2.11 November 2.12 December 3 Notes Timeline -5th Century (BCE) c.500BC, Heraclitus of Ephesus … Read more
Successful predictions attributed to the Plasma Universe (and Plasma Cosmology), and its pioneers and proponents, are considerable. These are just a small sample. Hannes Alfvén Predictions attributed to Hannes Alfvén by Professor of the History of Science, Stephen G. Brush, include:[1] Magnetic braking.[2] Magnetohydrodynamic waves (Alfvén waves) [3] [4] Field-aligned (“Birkeland”) currents [5] Critical ionization … Read more
1 Books 1.1 Physics of the Plasma Universe by Anthony L. Peratt 1.2 The Electric Sky by Donald E. Scott 1.3 The Big Bang Never Happened by Eric J. Lerner 1.4 Cosmic Plasma by Hannes Alfvén 1.5 Cosmical Electrodynamics by Hannes Alfvén and Carl-Gunne Fälthammar 1.6 The Norwegian Aurora Polaris Expedition 1902-1903 by Kristian Birkeland … Read more
Plasmas are described by many characteristics, such as temperature, degree of ionization, and density, the magnitude of which, and approximations of the model describing them, gives rise to plasmas that may be classified in different ways. Contents 1 Pseudo-plasmas vs real plasmas 2 Cold, warm and hot plasmas 2.1 Hot plasma (thermal plasma) 2.2 Warm … Read more
