An Alternative Explanation Of The Cobe Data

Abstract

Plasmas are as rich as any other state of matter in terms of distinct processes and interactions and they encompass distinguishable scales ranging from the atomic to the galactic. Opportunities in plasma science and technology reflect this breadth in phenomena and scales. New and emerging technologies enable significant qualitative and quantitative advances in experiments. For example, new microfabrication techniques make possible sophisticated particle and field probes with spatial resolution better than a Debye length in some laboratory plasmas. Indeed, certain plasma systems provide the most accessible physical systems where both the computational modeiing and relevant physical measurements are possible at all scale lengths; micro-, meso-, to macroscale.