Jessetjenkins

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Primary sources

Jessetjenkins, I notice that in one of your edit summaries for Ferromagnetism that you sounded apologetic about not providing a primary source "in its strictest sense". Actually, in Wikipedia, secondary sources are preferred (see Primary and secondary sources). There are plenty of textbooks that can be used as sources for the distinction between ferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism. RockMagnetist (talk) 06:19, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks RockMagnetist for your comment and welcome letter. I hope to contribute as much as I can. I can already tell that it is easy to spend hours reading wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessetjenkins (talk) 08:02, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Yes, it's a little scary how addictive it can be. Don't forget to sign your comments on talk pages with four tildes (~~~~). RockMagnetist (talk) 16:15, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Spin-Orbit Coupling - A Planet/Star and Electron/Nucleon Analogy

Is there significant spin-orbit coupling between the earth and the sun? Are the Earth and Sun magnetic fields correlated (anisotropic) in any significant way? If not, Is the Earth too far from the Sun based on the magnetic permeability of space between Earth and Sun to be affected? What about Mercury? Nucleon magnetic moments affect electron magnetic moments as in spin-orbit coupling when the field of the nucleus is sufficiently high, but nucleon/electrons are much closer together. Does the analogy hold for earth and sun? If not, what would happen if they did align?

(Jessetjenkins (talk) 03:48, 29 November 2011 (UTC))

The place for this kind of question is the Reference desk. Very few people are following any individual's talk page. RockMagnetist (talk) 04:15, 29 November 2011 (UTC)