Circling around magnetic field lines. ... The ring current . Because positive ions and negative electrons drift in opposite directions (see drawing), that motion will create an electric current that circulates clockwise around the Earth when viewed from north. ... How then can the radiation belt and ring current arise? ... Electric fields are able to push trapped particles earthward, and unlike the purely magnetic motion described earlier, an electric field can also energize them. ...

... Aurora from Space . ... Magnetic Storms . ... The "ring of fire" seen by satellite cameras around the polar caps (picture below) is probably created by electrons leaking from the tail's plasma sheet, whose magnetic field lines form a somewhat imperfect trap. ... One possible explanation involves the close association between auroral arcs and electric currents which flow along field lines between the ionosphere and distant space ( Birkeland currents ). ... Why no aurora at the magnetic poles? ...

A limit on the ultra-high-energy neutrino flux from Centaurus A Justin Bray For the LUNASKA collaboration Clancy James, Ron Ekers, Chris Phillips, Paul Roberts, John Reynolds, Rebecca McFadden, Ray Protheroe, Jaime Alvarez-MuЯiz, Justin Bray Outline: · Ultra-high-energy (UHE) cosmic rays neutrinos · Detecting UHE neutrinos · The lunar Cherenkov technique · Observations with the ATCA · Observations with Parkes · ASKAP and the future ... Detection Geometry Neutrinos are penetrating.. ...

What happens to a star heavier than five solar masses? ... Stars about ten solar masses probably behave like our five solar mass star until they reach the end of core-helium burning. ... The Crab nebula was formed after a massive explosion ripped a star apart in 1054. ... Today, the glowing outer layers of the star are still rushing away from a tiny star in the centre. ... An incredible explosion rips through the outer layers of the star, releasing colossal amounts of energy in a supernova explosion. ...

... Accelerating black holes, spin-2/3fields and C-metric . A TOPOLOGICAL EXTENSION OF GENERAL RELATIVITY TO EXPLORE THE NATURE OF QUANTUM SPACETIME, DARK ENERGY AND INFLATION . EFFECTIVE THEORY FOR QUANTUM GRAVITY . TESTS OF GENERAL RELATIVITY AND ALTERNATIVE THEORIES OF GRAVITY USING GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OBSERVATIONS . ... THE MASS OF THE OPPENHEIMER-SNYDER-BLACK HOLE: ONLY FINITE MASS QUASI-BLACK HOLES . ... NEUTRINO MASS AND THE STANDARD MODEL . Neutrino masses and flavor mixing . ...

With this knowledge of orbits, we are ready to plan a trip to Mars. ... The spacecraft will already have the 107,000 kilometers per hour (66,500 miles per hour) speed of Earth, whereas Mars moves at only 86,900 kilometers per hour (53,900 miles per hour). ... A speed of about 42,000 kilometers per hour will be enough to escape the Earth's gravity and, when added to the Earth's orbital speed around the Sun, put the spacecraft on a Hohmann transfer orbit to the Red Planet. ... 1,570,000 . ... Earth . ...

The radiation belts around the planets are the interrnal regions of planets' magnetospheres where the own magnetic field of a planet keeps the charged particles (protons and electrons) having the great kinetic energy. ... They usually distinguish the Earth's internal and external radiation belts. the internal radiation belt of the Earth has the maximum particles density (mainly protones) over the equator in the height of 22 thousand km. ... Jupiter and Saturn have the powerful radiation belts. ...

... 8, ``Celestial Mechanics'', 2002 Generalized Nordtvedt effect and tests of equivalence principle for rotating bodies Yu. ... To study theoretical predictions for possible violation of EEP the Thirring­Feynman field gravity theory (FGT) is considered [3], [4]. ... Using Lagrangian formalism of the relativistic field theory the post­Newtonian equation of translational motion for rotating bodies is derived in the frame of FGT. ... Thirring W. Field--theoretical approach to gravitation. ...

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... Bad Astronomy . ... Every few months, one of a series of questions comes up on the USENET group sci.astro involving tides, or the rotation of the Moon, or the recession of the Moon from the Earth. ... Why the Moon's rotation period is the same as the length of time it takes to orbit the Earth (same as number 1, but phrased differently). ... But when this happens, the time it takes for the Earth to rotate once will be slowed to exactly the same time it takes for the Moon to go around the Earth once! ...

Lecture 6 Checking, and Circular Motion Friday, 4 March 2011 Course Representatives · · We need to elect some. ... Friday, 4 March 2011 Trick 1: Is the answer ludicrous? ... Friday, 4 March 2011 Clicker Question · · · Friday, 4 March 2011 A cyclist of mass 80kg is cycling up a 10% slope hill at a constant speed of 7 m/s. Because the speed is constant, he is exerting no power and hence doing no work. ... Friday, 4 March 2011 Motion in a Circle, at constant speed. ... Result - motion in a circle. ...

The VIRGO project is a physics experiment; its aim is the detection of gravitational waves. ... It has not yet been possible to detect directly the gravitational waves: it remains one of the major challenges of experimental physics. ... Interferometric antennas for gravitational waves Gravitational waves distort space-time: along two perpendicular directions, the distances between fixed points will increase (resp. decrease), at the arrival of a gravitational wave. ... Publications from our Group . ...

... How much energy is there in a 20 mph wind? . 20 mph wind =10 m/s .0006 * 10 3 = .0006 * 1000 = .6 KILO watts per square meter . ... In your back yard the average wind speed is 10 mph which yields 100 watts per square meter. ... 4 3 = 64 if a 10 mph wind gives you 100 watts per square meter then a 40 mph wind gives you 64 times more power per square meter 6400 watts per square meter . total power = 6400 watts per square meter * 2 square meters = 12800 watts = 12.8 Kilowatts this is a lot! ...

Synchrotron Radiation Emission from relativistic electrons gyrating round magnetic field lines. ... Different spectrum ( - optically thick - optically thin #" ! ... Can calculate radiated power from Larmor's equation. dipole pattern Mildly Relativistic Electrons Even for , relativistic beaming changes emitted spectrum significantly. Depar ture from dipole pattern and spectrum no longer a single emission line. gf !e d c 'b a` Y X h Ultra-Relativistic Electrons: Synchrotron Radiation B e v v|| v_ | ...

... The ideas of Dark Matter and Dark Energy are certainly revolutionary. ... What is Dark Energy? ... The galaxies are much more massive than expected and consist of matter we can detect and something else we can't see i.e. Dark Matter. ... How does Dark Energy fit into the evolution of the universe? ... The mutual gravitational attraction between this matter slows the rate of expansion · Once the universe is beyond a certain size Dark Energy, which is a repulsive force, forces galaxies apart. ...

... Earth's North Magnetic Pole . ... A magnetic compass does not point toward the true North Pole of the Earth. Rather, it more closely points toward the North Magnetic Pole of the Earth. The North Magnetic Pole is currently located in northern Canada. ... Globular star cluster Palomar 13 has roamed the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy for the last 12 billion years. ... Here is what a meteor shower looks like from orbit. ... Last year, the 1999 Leonids Meteor Shower came to a tremendous crescendo. ...

... Right: Schematic of disk reprocessing in X-ray pulsars. The hard (power-law spectrum) X-ray beam sweeps around and illuminates the accretion disk, which reradiates a soft X-ray (blackbody) component. ... X-ray binaries owe their prominence to one of the most efficient energy release mechanisms known: accretion onto a compact object. In the accretion process gas from the atmosphere of the less dense companion is accelerated toward the extremely dense compact star. ...

The seminar is supported by the grant of Federal Programm "Integration" . ... ADVECTIVE ACCRETION DISKS WITH MAGNETIC FIELDS AROUND BLACK HOLE" . Advection-dominated, accretion flow onto a compact object, recently considered by a number of authors, assume that the dissipation of turbulent energy of the flow heats the ions and that the dissipated energy is advected inward. It leads to efficiency of conversion of accretion energy to radiation very much smaller than unity. ...

... A rough estimation is that in the United States there is one planetarium per 100,000 population, ranging in size from the Hayden Planetarium's 20-meter dome seating 430 people, to three-meter inflatable portable domes where children sit on the floor. ... Together dblo associates make a huge impact in the architecture, interior design and development arena in London. ... With the holidays around the corner what better way to spoil your family than with your very own private home cinema. ...