RT @controscience: @Rainmaker1973 Best I can tell, Kristian Birkeland inferred the existence of these currents a long time ago. Each one m…
@Rainmaker1973 Best I can tell, Kristian Birkeland inferred the existence of these currents a long time ago. Each one may also have more specific labels, but in a general sense, braiding filaments are usually referred to as Birkeland currents due to Biot-
@eternodevenir @NiGMa46 Best I can tell, Kristian Birkeland himself inferred the existence of these currents himself - although I'm unsure of the exact paper and date. I've so far only seen secondhand references that appear in various texts and papers, li
@physorg_com @theAGU Astrophysicists and planetary scientists should be well aware of the twisted filamentary plasma form by now. It's generally called a Birkeland current. We've been able to produce them in the laboratory for a full century at this poin