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34. The present state of the electric field theory of magnetic storms and aurorae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

L. Block
L. Block*
Affiliation:
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

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The main features of the electric field theory are outlined. The theory should be considered as a first approximation. The validity of the approximations and assumptions introduced is discussed.

Some model experiments on the theory are described. It is impossible to construct an entirely true model of nature in the laboratory. The similarities and differences between nature and model are discussed.

The mechanism of the model seems to be described very well by the theory. Some experimental results, which because of the complicated phenomena cannot be predicted by the theory, are compared with observations in nature. As far as we can see at present, the agreement between nature and model is astonishingly good.

Type
Part V: Electromagnetic State in Interplanetary Space
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 6: Electromagnetic Phenomena in Cosmical Physics , 1958 , pp. 312 - 328
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1958 

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