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A Beginner's View of Our Electric Universe - New

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Neutron Stars and their Pulsar cousins are considered to be common in space. However, we must keep in<br />

mind that they have only arisen from a gravity-based interpretation <strong>of</strong> observations backed up by maths which<br />

conveniently ‘proves’ they are real. None <strong>of</strong> these objects have ever been observed as actual bodies in space so<br />

the above ‘guesswork’, for that is what it must be seen as, is all that stands as evidence for their existence.<br />

16 | What the problem is<br />

Magnetars [1-6] are a relatively new type <strong>of</strong> object for astronomers to<br />

play with. They are supposedly formed through the same process <strong>of</strong><br />

star material collapsing when the gas fuel <strong>of</strong> the star runs out.<br />

A Magnetar? © author<br />

The detection <strong>of</strong> these supposed bodies is again through the effect they<br />

seem to have on objects and matter in their environment, and especially<br />

in this case through the high-energy X-ray and gamma ray radiation<br />

emissions that are said to come from them. Millions <strong>of</strong> Magnetars<br />

are claimed to exist in our Milky Way galaxy alone, with lifetimes<br />

estimated to be around 10,000 years. Please remember, however, all<br />

this information is theoretical; it is based purely on observations that today’s astro-scientists have chosen to<br />

interpret in an ad hoc way to match observations that support the SM.<br />

Now we consider Black Holes [1-7] . These were thought up by Dr John A Wheeler, emeritus pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Physics<br />

at Princeton University in the US. He came up with the theory but not the name as an explanation for why<br />

certain galaxies are observed to have very high-energy radiation coming from their central cores and how these<br />

galaxies were able to hold themselves together.<br />

Once again we have an object that arises from the collapse <strong>of</strong> a star; this<br />

time, very large stars indeed, or more than just one star. The theory behind<br />

them was an exciting one so it grew rapidly to include the idea <strong>of</strong> ‘supermassive<br />

Black Holes’. These horrendously powerful gravity monsters are<br />

said to be made up <strong>of</strong> millions <strong>of</strong> collapsed stars, all having come together<br />

as one unimaginably enormous Black Hole. This idea fitted snugly to help<br />

explain the great amount <strong>of</strong> gravity, in addition to that supplied by dark<br />

matter, that would be required to perform the substantial job <strong>of</strong> holding a<br />

galaxy together. However, we must note that no Black Hole has ever been<br />

observed and no experiments on Earth or in space can currently be carried<br />

out to prove they are real. As you will see, Black Holes are another product<br />

<strong>of</strong> wishful thinking encouraged by gymnastic, unrestrained mathematics.<br />

A Black Hole? © author<br />

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