tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post5120438150670228679..comments2024-03-27T03:00:27.024-04:00Comments on Facts & other stubborn things: The end of the world prediction that I most need a physicist to lull me to sleep regardingEvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259004160963531720noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-22205142420605311992012-12-20T12:29:29.891-05:002012-12-20T12:29:29.891-05:00Magnetohydrodynamics is the branch of physics that...Magnetohydrodynamics is the branch of physics that deals with conducting fluids and magnetic fields. There have been computer models generated to show what a dipolar reversal would look like(here is the middle of the reversal): <a rel="nofollow">http://www.es.ucsc.edu/~glatz/GarysImages/field190.gif</a>. Essentially the Earth's magnetic field does not go away, it just becomes incredibly complex. Our protection from solar radiation still remains intact, it's just that places like Bora Bora could possibly become a great destination to view the Northern Lights. <br /><br />My formal education is in undergrad physics, so I'm sorry if I cannot provide better details, as magnetohydrodynamics is not something an undergrad would have much educational experience with, except perhaps a senior thesis, and it would still be a fairly limited perspective. Jason Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092590472823894180noreply@blogger.com