Author Archives: David Talbott

Electric Sun Answers Longstanding Puzzles

Energy, electric field strength, and charge density as a function of radial distance from the Sun

 (Discovering the Electric Sun – Part 3) The Sun’s PNP Transistor The three plots below, provided by Don Scott, show the energy, electric field strength, and charge density as a function of radial distance from the Sun’s surface. Scott draws … Continue reading

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Our Mysterious and Variable Sun

Solar cycle observed in X-ray emissions

   (Discovering the Electric Sun – Part 2) Quantification It is the general agreement between theory and observation that provides the foundation for quantification. Specialized inquiry can then test the rigor and precision of the qualitative argument with equations and … Continue reading

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Discovering the Electric Sun – Part 1

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In the twentieth century, pioneers of plasma cosmology began to identify the crucial role of electric currents in interstellar and intergalactic space. The “electric universe” hypothesis extends plasma cosmology into domains that were, at best, only partially touched by its … Continue reading

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The Plasma Universe of Hannes Alfvén

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Editor’s note: the following article has just been published in the October-December issue of Edge Science. In the 20th century no scientist added more to our knowledge of electromagnetism in space than Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995). His insights changed the picture … Continue reading

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Comet Elenin—the Debate that Never Happened

Two views of Comet Elenin

by David Talbott The comet Elenin, a subject of intense Internet discussion for several months, seems to have disappointed everyone.  I speak here not just of the doomsayers, who were awaiting a frightful specter in recent weeks.  You might think … Continue reading

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Peer-review of Plasma Cosmology

Thunderbolts of the Gods, The Electric Sky, The Electric Universe

The Bentham Open Astronomy Journal has now published a “Special Edition” ([Special Issue #002] [Pp. 162-210]) with a focus on Plasma Cosmology.  The issue titled “Some Initial Thoughts on Plasma Cosmology” features an editorial of the same title by Jeremy … Continue reading

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Essential Guide to the EU – Preface

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About This Guide This Guide is intended for anyone who wonders how our Universe really works, and who might be interested in an intriguing and somewhat different point of view. Is the Universe now expanding faster and faster as science … Continue reading

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