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In a 2004 special edition of Scientific American, there's an article about magnetars, pulsars with extremely strong magnetic fields. What makes the theory about magnetars so tricky is that the fields are stronger than the quantum electrodynamic threshold of 4 x 10^13 gauss. In such strong fields, bizarre things happen:
- Polarized light waves change speedFor alternate uses, see Speed (disambiguation). Speed (symbol: v is the rate of motion, or equivalently the rate of change of position, expressed as distance d moved per unit of time t''. Speed is a scalar quantity with dimensions Length/ Time; the equiva and hence wavelengthThe wavelength is the distance between repeating units of a wave pattern. It is commonly designated by the greek letter lambda (λ). In a sine wave, the wavelength is the distance between peaks: The x axis represents distance, and I would be some va when they enter a very strong magnetic field.
- A light wave can glide past an electronThe electron (also called negatron commonly represented as e&minus is a subatomic particle. In an atom the electrons surround the nucleus of protons and neutrons in an electron configuration. Electrons have the smallest electrical charge and when they mov with little hindrance if the field prevents the electron from vibrating with the wave.
- Atoms are deformed into long cylinders thinner than the quantum-relativistic wavelengthThe wavelength is the distance between repeating units of a wave pattern. It is commonly designated by the greek letter lambda (λ). In a sine wave, the wavelength is the distance between peaks: The x axis represents distance, and I would be some va of an electronThe electron (also called negatron commonly represented as e&minus is a subatomic particle. In an atom the electrons surround the nucleus of protons and neutrons in an electron configuration. Electrons have the smallest electrical charge and when they mov. Fields about 10^9 gauss squeeze electron orbitals into cigar shapes. In a field of 10^14 gauss, a hydrogen atom becomes 200 times narrower.
