Know plasma, know 99.999% of the Universe (No plasma, no Universe)
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
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
Plasma cosmology is a model of the origins of the Universe in which plasma and electromagnetic forces play a significant role, and in which an actualistic approach is preferred: i.e. starting from the observed present-state and trying to extrapolate backwards in time to even more ancient states.[2] Hannes Alfvén also investigated the merits of a … Read more
Strong radial magnetic fields can make a plasma pinch like the hourglass-shaped nebula above; produce characteristic filaments like in the plasma ball (top row); and produce particle beams as seen in the dense plasma focus. Introduction 1. What is plasma? 2. Where is plasma? 3. Why is plasma so? 4. Electrified … Read more
A Plasma instability is a region where turbulence occurs due to changes in the characteristics of a plasma (eg. temperature, density, electric fields, magneti fields). As the name suggests, instabilities are unstable, though they may appear to evolve through different forms (morphology). Similar types of instability are common in fluids (liquids and gases). Categorization Plasma … Read more
A pseudo-plasma is one that approximates a real plasma, and consequently one whose properties and characteristics may not accurately describe a real plasma. In 1974, Alfvén’s theoretical work on field-aligned electric currents in the aurora, based on earlier work by Kristian Birkeland, was confirmed by satellite, and Birkeland currents were discovered. In his later years, … Read more
Synchrotron radiation is electromagnetic radiation, similar to cyclotron radiation, but generated by the acceleration of ultrarelativistic (i.e., moving near the speed of light) electrons through magnetic fields. This may be achieved artificially by storage rings in a synchrotron, or naturally by fast moving electrons moving through magnetic fields in space. The radiation typically includes infrared, … Read more
The Plasma Universe 2014 calendar features a dozen awe-inspiring images of the cosmos, in which plasma plays an important role. While plasma makes up a considerable proportion of the Universe, not everyone knows its incredible properties… from its ability to form filaments, constrict into “pinches“, conduct electricity better than metals, and form particle beams that … Read more
