ELI5: Why can't one swim in the sun's plasma as if it were…
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ELI5: Why can't one swim in the sun's plasma as if it were a really thick ocean?
Hello, I've been researching on the composition and build of the Sun, but I keep getting stuck on the idea of plasma.
I understand that the Sun’s core and radiative zone are made of plasma - or, very dense, ionized matter - that has a density about 150 times that of water, and I keep imagining it as a really, really thick ocean. I know there’s no actual floor or solid surface inside the Sun, but I’m having trouble visualizing how something can be both plasma and extremely dense.
So - if I could somehow enter and survive the Sun - would it conceptually not feel more like moving through an incredibly dense fluid/ocean rather than falling through empty space? (as the answers on the internet are theorised)?
Do I need a better analogy than thick ocean, or is there a better way to picture what the Sun’s interior is like?
Thanks!
#education
Hello, I've been researching on the composition and build of the Sun, but I keep getting stuck on the idea of plasma.
I understand that the Sun’s core and radiative zone are made of plasma - or, very dense, ionized matter - that has a density about 150 times that of water, and I keep imagining it as a really, really thick ocean. I know there’s no actual floor or solid surface inside the Sun, but I’m having trouble visualizing how something can be both plasma and extremely dense.
So - if I could somehow enter and survive the Sun - would it conceptually not feel more like moving through an incredibly dense fluid/ocean rather than falling through empty space? (as the answers on the internet are theorised)?
Do I need a better analogy than thick ocean, or is there a better way to picture what the Sun’s interior is like?
Thanks!
#education
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