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2007-10-17 22:56:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Physics

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Type "properties of magnets" into any search engine or wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet

2007-10-17 23:02:17 · answer #1 · answered by acamar_sirus 3 · 0 0

Magnets are the governing force that hold things together. Large magnets form easily in a vacuum, pulling matter towards them until they finally ignite to form stars. The Milky_Way, like all galaxies, is held together by a very large magnet. Larger magnets collect more matter, and so a magnet of sufficient size will draw smaller magnets in to form big swirly bands of stars. The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are galaxies whose magnets are smaller than that possessed by our own galaxy and as such they are slowing being drawn into the Milky Way.

Because of their size, large magnets glow. It is important to note that the moon glows only with the reflected light of the sun, as the moon itself is insufficiently magnetic (see below). Stars die when the magnetic force inside them reaches a critical mass due to the absorption of smaller magnets draw in to them by their own attractive force. If this happens enough, a Black Hole is formed in which the magnetism is so great that nothing can escape.

General Relativity states that magnetism causes space-time to curve in new and interesting ways, leading to phenomena like black holes and the way that stars eventually collapse in on themselves.It is conjectured that the Big Bang was itself caused by magnets, although our own understanding of physics and magnets does not yet explain quite how that worked.

2007-10-18 06:03:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Ahem!!!
'Pix' clearly does not know the difference between 'magnetism' and 'gravity'.

Doug

2007-10-18 06:08:02 · answer #3 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0 0

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