Bojan is correct, where is my response... i did write a few but did remove 1, since there was a new copy with the reference to papers. bugga
Craig:
http://public.lanl.gov/alp/plasma/papers.html
I'm glad you saw that transmission line description of densities and modes of plasma, this is critical when studying the PC model.
As much as the "hot gas" analogies are interchange by mainstream when describing plasmas, we should keep in mind the largest structure in our solar system is a plasma current sheet in dark mode. This is where the power cable feeding into the filament light-bulb analogies are important when conceptualizing plasma behavior, since plasma like a transmission-line is natures conductor of electrical current.
'not a real scientist'?
I'm not sure why the sledging of Lerner's credibility continues here by some? JPL, ESO and The Astro Physical Journal have funded, supported and published his original works. Maybe an ESO Visiting Senior Scientist is different to a mustard cutter? who knows.
Some people are able to show true skepticism of the model without refraining to clearly nonsensical adhom attacks on individuals. Craig you
(along with the Astro Physical Journals past editors) seem to harbour this inquisitive spirit. kudos. The questions you raise are valid and familiar.
All the best,
PS Boj: Flat out mate... lets start another thread to explore Peratt's Pulsar model, and try keep some of these discussions on topic:
Radiation Properties of Pulsar Magnetospheres: Observation, Theory, and Experiment. K. Healy and A. Peratt, Astrophys. Space Sci