cabezatuck t1_je3ef2b wrote on March 29, 2023 at 2:57 AM

Reply to comment by Andromeda321 in Fast radio burst linked with gravitational waves for the first time by spsheridan

Thank you for your explanation. I found it very interesting. If you are skeptical of the gravitational wave explanation presented in the team’s findings, what in your opinion could be a plausible source for the many FRBs detected?

Andromeda321 t1_je3y1r9 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:18 AM

Magnetars. We have traced some FRB-like signals to a magnetar within our own galaxy so it’s pretty convincing a lot of them are created by even higher energy magnetars, IMO.

I feel that then begs the next question which is if ALL FRBs are created via the same mechanism, but I’m not sure we have a convincing answer there yet.