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no-mad t1_je2qhdz wrote

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

On the positive side, If it is not gravity waves, that is a big one to cross off the list of possibilities.

do you have an opinion on what the FRB's might be?

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Andromeda321 t1_je2w37e wrote

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.

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no-mad t1_je2zyj7 wrote

So interesting and curious. I wish i followed thru and became an astronomer.

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