The discussion centers on whether planetary systems can be influenced by electromagnetic (EM) waves and the implications of charge neutrality in such systems. Participants explore the role of ionization in stars and its effects on planets, as well as the potential for planets to become charged in the context of stellar winds and other phenomena.
Participants express differing views on the influence of EM forces on planetary systems, with some asserting that all systems are affected while others question the extent of this influence. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the implications of charge neutrality and the potential for planets to be charged.
There are limitations in the discussion regarding assumptions about charge neutrality and the conditions under which planets might become charged, as well as the dependence on definitions of ionization and EM influence.
DaveC426913 said:That is a very strange question. As if a particular star system with planets out there might be affected by the EM force, while others are unaffected.
Elements (atoms) are not electrically neutral if they are ionized. There's a lot of ionization going on in stars (they're mostly plasma), in the stellar wind produced by stars, and in the planets that are impinged upon by the stellar wind from stars.
DaveC426913 said:Elements (atoms) are not electrically neutral if they are ionized. There's a lot of ionization going on in stars (they're mostly plasma), in the stellar wind produced by stars, and in the planets that are impinged upon by the stellar wind from stars.
Sure. Solar wind.Ronie Bayron said:Bounded by space (vacuum), is there any chances a planet to be charged (either positive or negative) or discharge by any means?
Why?Ronie Bayron said:Yes, but total sum of opposing charges on a planetary scale is zero.