In reply to Jürg Wyttenbach's message of Wed, 29 Nov 2023 08:13:10 +0100:
Hi,
The problem with a remote origin is that friction will slow it down.
Interstellar space is not empty, just scarcely
populated.
>Plasma jets from black holes are ejected up to 60c relative to our
>motion. Thus I would be modest and concede that we humans still lack the
>knowledge to fully understand what can happen with matter.
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>J.W.
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>On 28.11.2023 20:11, Robin wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Given that it can't have come from deep space, it must have been created
>> locally. Since nothing local is capable of
>> generating such high energy fundamental particles, a small piece of plasma
>> from the Sun, rather than a single particle,
>> seems probable.
>>
>> Cosmic rays are detected with multiple detectors all being triggered at the
>> same time, and the assumption is made that
>> the concurrent arrival of multiple lower energy particles is too unlikely.
>> However the Sun emits bits of plasma
>> frequently, so it's not inconceivable that a tiny plasma cloud arrives all
>> at the same time.
>>
>> In short the high energy is due to multiple particles arriving concurrently,
>> not due to a single high energy particle.
>>
>> Buy electric cars and recharge them from solar panels on your roof.
>>
Buy electric cars and recharge them from solar panels on your roof.
