Abstract
The magnetic field due to the rotation of our galaxy is calculated, and it is shown (a) that electricity cannot be annihilated in the sun or stars; (b) that the net electrical charge on the sun or a typical star cannot exceed 1 coulomb. The electric fields, space‐charge, and potentials of the solar atmosphere are calculated from data relating to the solar anomalous rotation and numerical values given. The negative surface charge on the sun is calculated to be of the order of 109 e.m.u. The problem of the maintenance of the solar electric field is touched upon. (The paper is published in full in Phys. Rev., v. 37, 983–989, April 15, 1931.)
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