by iamlucky13 » Fri May 23, 2008 12:24 am
This isn't material ejected from the star. It's interstellar material being pushed outward by the radiation pressure and stellar wind. This occurs at the heliopause. In the direction of motion, the build-up is usually greatest, creating a bow shock, but that is not the case here, apparently because the intersteller medium is more sparse in the direction of motion.
Also, material tends to be ejected from stars relatively symmetrically.
Sputnick, flowing liquid or gas only causes an electric charge if the gas itself has a charge, ie, it's carrying an excess of electrons or protons away from the source. One of the major holes in the electric universe theory is that the universe appears to be electrical neutral across large distances. Because the electric-magnetic force is so strong compared to gravity, charge imbalance has a habit of sorting itself out fairly readily. Lightning is the perfect example.
This isn't material ejected from the star. It's interstellar material being pushed outward by the radiation pressure and stellar wind. This occurs at the heliopause. In the direction of motion, the build-up is usually greatest, creating a bow shock, but that is not the case here, apparently because the intersteller medium is more sparse in the direction of motion.
Also, material tends to be ejected from stars relatively symmetrically.
Sputnick, flowing liquid or gas only causes an electric charge if the gas itself has a charge, ie, it's carrying an excess of electrons or protons away from the source. One of the major holes in the electric universe theory is that the universe appears to be electrical neutral across large distances. Because the electric-magnetic force is so strong compared to gravity, charge imbalance has a habit of sorting itself out fairly readily. Lightning is the perfect example.