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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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A magnetospheric eternally collapsing object?
Does "a magnetospheric eternally collapsing object" mean "an object whose magnetosphere forever collapses"?
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A well accepted property of black holes is that they cannot sustain a magnetic field of their own. But observations of quasar Q0957+561 indicate that the object powering it does have a magnetic field, Schild's team says. For this reason, they believe that rather than a black hole, this quasar contains something called a magnetospheric eternally collapsing object (MECO). If so, it would be best evidence yet for such an object.
MOre;
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9620#.U8EhTZSSxYA
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A well accepted property of black holes is that they cannot sustain a magnetic field of their own. But observations of quasar Q0957+561 indicate that the object powering it does have a magnetic field, Schild's team says. For this reason, they believe that rather than a black hole, this quasar contains something called a magnetospheric eternally collapsing object (MECO). If so, it would be best evidence yet for such an object.
MOre;
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9620#.U8EhTZSSxYA
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magnetospheric = an object with a spherical magnetic field eternally collapsing = undergoing a continual collapse. "eternal" is a bit of an overreach, though. The object is collapsing.
- magnetospheric = an object with a spherical magnetic field eternally collapsing = undergoing a continual collapse.
- "eternal" is a bit of an overreach, though.
- The object is collapsing.
- It has a magnetosphere.
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magnetospheric = an object with a spherical magnetic field
eternally collapsing = undergoing a continual collapse. "eternal" is a bit of an overreach, though.
The object is collapsing. It has a magnetosphere.
eternally collapsing = undergoing a continual collapse. "eternal" is a bit of an overreach, though.
The object is collapsing. It has a magnetosphere.
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