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wombat5003 t1_jdxd0wo wrote

I was reading the other day, and it was also verified by how the universe works (but don’t quote me exactly) that a galaxy is interconnected not just by gravity, but also magnetically through magnetic fields that interconnect everything…. So someone smarter than myself please explain that more, but that was the general gist… please forgive I think it’s basically the hardest thing to get your head around :) you know I took a small course on quantum computing recently and the concepts of quantum in relation to the universe is so hard to comprehend when you start getting down to sub atomic levels…

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AncientMarinerCVN65 t1_jdxl5r4 wrote

That's interesting, I've never heard it put that way. All of the stars in our galaxy are bound to each other via gravity. And they would have similar magnetic fields if they are all rotating the same direction (adding together and making a cumulative magnetic field, similar to two waves in the ocean combining to make one big wave). But over long distances, gravity is much more powerful than electromagnetism. So the force of gravity wins out on large objects like planets and stars. But the galactic magnetic field would definitely have an effect on individual electrons or ions floating around in space, perhaps funneling them towards a certain point, the same way Earth's aurorae funnel solar wind towards the North and South poles.

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