What is Fields: Definition and 1000 Discussions

FIELDS is a science instrument on the Parker Solar Probe (PSP), designed to measure magnetic fields in the solar corona during its mission to study the Sun. It is one of four major investigations on board PSP, along with WISPR, ISOIS, and SWEAP. It features three magnetometers. FIELDS is planned to help answer an enduring questions about the Sun, such as why the solar corona is so hot compared to the surface of the Sun and why the solar wind is so fast (a million miles per hour).The host spacecraft, Parker Solar Probe, was launched by a Delta IV Heavy on August 12, 2018 from Florida, USA. On August 13, 2018 FIELDS became the first instrument to be activated including beginning deployment of the 4 whip antenna (clamps unlocked) and extension of the magnetometer boom. On September 4, 2018 the whip antennas were deployed.

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  1. S

    Axion signature in the presence of strong magnetic fields?

    So there was this article published today that some researchers may have found a dark matter signature emanating from the sun in the form of xr-ray emission from axion interactions with Earth's magnetic field. Article...
  2. K

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  3. Warpspeed13

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  4. Godparicle

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  5. M

    Difference between Scalar and Vectorial fields ?

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  6. M

    How Does Electron Shape Affect Electric Field Energy?

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  7. davidbenari

    Do electric fields really exist?

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  8. L

    Research Fields in Theoretical Physics

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  9. W

    Electric Fields: Thin wire in conducting cylinder

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  10. 7

    Particles as the quanta of fields

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  11. e2m2a

    Mach's Principle & Local Fields: A Discussion

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  12. W

    Contact Vector Fields. "Flow Preserves Contact Structure?

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  13. Z

    Magnetic fields -- building a strong electro magnet with ac power

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  14. X

    Electric Fields - continuous charge distributions

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  15. J

    Forces and fields: magnetic dipole vs electric monopole

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  16. S

    General meaning of line integral in vector fields

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  17. J

    Comparing Gauge and Higgs Fields

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  18. J

    Do stationary electric fields have a magnetic field too?

    I know that a magnetic field will have an electric field bc there is charges, and they are moving. Thanks physicsforums!
  19. G

    Does speed of light change in strong gravitational fields?

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  20. S

    How Did Two Different Methods Create Plasma in Our Science Fair Experiment?

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  21. S

    Adjoint transformation of gauge fields

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  22. A

    Gauss's Law and conservative fields

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  23. almarpa

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  24. bitznbitez

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  25. Opalg

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  26. Astronuc

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  27. J

    Why are magnetic and electric fields not considered the same?

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  28. O

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  29. P

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  30. J

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  31. M

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  33. Math Amateur

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    MHB Characterization of subfields of finite fields - Beachy & Blair - Proposition 6.5.5

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  35. Math Amateur

    MHB Finite Fields and Splitting Fields

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  36. Math Amateur

    MHB Nature and character of Finite Fields of small order

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  38. Math Amateur

    MHB Splitting Fields - Beachy and Blair - Example 6.4.2

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  39. A

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  40. B

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  41. K

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  42. Bassirou

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  43. B

    What Is Produced by the Mutual Induction of Electric and Magnetic Fields?

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  44. WannabeNewton

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  45. Math Amateur

    MHB Any two fields with 4 elements are isomorphic

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  46. B

    Finding the electric and magnetic fields from a scalar potential?

    E = - grad*phi - 1/c (dA/dt). phi is the scalar potential, and is given. How do I calculate the vector potential = A ? Is it A = (v/c) * phi ? If it is, then where is this equation coming from? Thank you.
  47. G

    Still having difficulty in my introduction to fields

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  48. J

    Indefinite Integrals of Scalar and Vector Fields: A Path Independence Dilemma?

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  49. T

    Magnetic Fields and Rotational Diffusion

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  50. J

    Another vector fields in terms of circulation and flux

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