tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361412992308994774.post1245147569375675115..comments2023-11-19T19:19:12.773-05:00Comments on Dealing with Creationism in Astronomy: On Magnetic Reconnection and "Discharges"W.T."Tom" Bridgmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10889134728080314165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361412992308994774.post-80439728277289476772014-04-14T20:57:46.452-04:002014-04-14T20:57:46.452-04:00To Unknown,
When they speak of magnetic reconnect...To Unknown,<br /><br />When they speak of magnetic reconnection in space physics, they are speaking of an energetic event that converts field energy into particle kinetic energy. Without the plasma, the event you describe cannot transfer energy to particles.<br />W.T."Tom" Bridgmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889134728080314165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361412992308994774.post-60852898618562615432014-04-07T21:53:05.725-04:002014-04-07T21:53:05.725-04:00Another aspect of MR that some Electric Universe s...Another aspect of MR that some Electric Universe supporters deny is that it does not need a plasma to happen. Of course the interesting stuff happens in plasma but MR in a vacuum is just as valid.<br />You imply this with "But let that magnetic field vary in time," but maybe should make it explicit, e.g. "But let that magnetic field vary in time so that reconnection happens,".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703641911383894358noreply@blogger.com