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Gordon Freeman

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Why are magnetospheres ellipsoidal and not toral?
« on: July 02, 2015, 07:51:35 PM »
Magnetospheres in US2 aren't shaped like IRL magnetic fields.
« Last Edit: July 25, 2015, 07:23:50 PM by Gordon Freeman »
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Prometech

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Re: Why are magnetospheres spherical and not toral?
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2015, 02:38:19 PM »
This is true. Also, I dont quite understand the mechanics behind them
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tuto99

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Re: Why are magnetospheres spherical and not toral?
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2015, 07:02:47 PM »
They are still probably trying to implement the feature. Just give it time I guess.
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Spartan117jmc

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Re: Why are magnetospheres spherical and not toral?
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2015, 11:46:52 AM »
Guys.. Solar Winds.. heeeloo? xD
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Gordon Freeman

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Re: Why are magnetospheres spherical and not toral?
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2015, 10:08:22 PM »
Solar winds don't  change the mechanics of a magnet
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Electrodynamix

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Re: Why are magnetospheres spherical and not toral?
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2015, 02:01:43 AM »
WHAT?  You managed to create a spher(et)ical magfield?

As Spartan said,

Guys... Solar Winds... heeeloo?

But more formally, the solar wind distorts the magnetic field to form that ovoid shape.  I haven't managed to create a spher(et)ical field yet, it only seems to work when a star is in the sim, but then it isn't spher(et)ical...
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Gordon Freeman

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Re: Why are magnetospheres spherical and not toral?
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2015, 07:21:56 PM »
Whoops, caught me on that one. I meant to say Ellipsoidal. Creating a Spherical magfield requires 0 Solar Wind, and that would cause magfield rendering to turn off.
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DiamondMiner10

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Re: Why are magnetospheres spherical and not toral?
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2015, 12:42:40 PM »
Quote from: Gordon Freeman on July 09, 2015, 10:08:22 PM
Solar winds don't  change the mechanics of a magnet
They dont but they do change the shape of the magnetic field. IRL, Earth's magnetic field is shaped like a teardrop, with the "tail" pointing away from the sun because of solar winds.
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Magnetarhyper4436

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Re: Why are magnetospheres ellipsoidal and not toral?
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2015, 08:19:14 AM »
It would be nice if the magnetic field show lines instead of a bubble...

Also, what is a tesla measurement?
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