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Re: What is a particle?

From Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: What is a particle?
Date 2018-08-01 13:01 +0000
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john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> wrote:
> Odd
> “Physicists use this as a handy visualization tool, but if you’ve never read 
> what the visualization actually represents, you may be making a serious 
> conceptual mistake. ”
> 
> Yes, Odd.
> Explain what you conceive as a ‘field’.
> What do those lines actually represent?
> Please tell me so I don’t make a serious conceptual mistake.
> Use very simple English, please
> 

See? I knew it. You don’t know what the field lines even mean, and you’re
just making shit up like motion or flow of exchanged particles. Why do you
MAKE SHIT UP, when the explanation of the visualization takes maybe a half
page of text in a textbook?? Huh??

Magnetic and electric fields are vector fields, which means that if you
pick any particular place in space, the field will have a certain
magnitude/strength and a particular direction. Think of the spines on a
hedgehog. Notice the spines are NOT moving anywhere. 

The way field lines represent this vector field is like this: 
1. Pick a place in space. 
2. Find the nearest field line to that place. Put your finger on the
nearest spot on the nearest field line. This won’t be perfect but you can
interpolate. 
3. The direction of the tangent to that field line where you finger is, is
the direction of the field. 
4. The magnitude of the field is inversely proportional to the spacing
between the field lines. So if the field lines are spaced more apart there,
then the magnitude is weaker. If the field lines are closely spaced, then
the field magnitude is stronger. 

With this prescription, you should be able to draw a field line map of the
spines on a hedgehog. Try that to practice this skill. You won’t get it
right the first time. 

NOTHING IS MOVING ALONG THOSE LINES. 

-- 
Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 16:02 -0700
  Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 23:34 +0000
  Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-07-25 19:28 -0700
  Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-07-25 21:47 -0500
    Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-07-25 22:08 -0700
    Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 09:52 -0400
      Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-07-26 09:28 -0500
        Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-07-26 12:47 -0700
          Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 13:30 -0700
            Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-07-26 21:27 +0000
            Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-27 01:03 +0000
              Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 18:25 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-07-26 18:41 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-27 02:02 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-07-26 19:33 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-27 01:41 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-07-27 02:56 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-07-26 20:10 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-07-28 16:42 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-07-28 14:53 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-07-28 23:15 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-29 05:29 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-29 12:36 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-29 05:44 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-29 06:03 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-29 06:14 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-29 06:48 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-29 08:32 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-07-29 19:11 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-29 19:32 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-07-29 18:59 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Wayne Dial <ulau@dvbpdn.dv> - 2018-07-29 19:37 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-30 06:41 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-30 07:51 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-30 15:41 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-30 09:45 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-07-31 10:14 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-07-31 11:56 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-07-30 10:42 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-07-30 16:59 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-29 19:32 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-07-29 18:50 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Wayne Dial <ulau@dvbpdn.dv> - 2018-07-29 19:42 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-07-29 12:57 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-07-30 17:04 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-30 10:18 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-30 17:25 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-30 16:15 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-31 00:26 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-31 05:17 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-31 12:41 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-31 13:37 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-31 07:13 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 00:41 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-08-01 01:04 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 04:48 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 12:04 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 05:37 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 13:01 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 06:13 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 14:58 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 08:33 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 18:37 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-01 13:44 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 15:12 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Volney <volney@volney.invalid> - 2018-08-01 15:51 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 16:11 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-01 15:13 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-08-01 21:06 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-01 17:18 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 10:55 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-08-03 19:11 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-04 18:22 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 19:54 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 10:55 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 15:02 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 21:05 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 14:59 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 21:05 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 20:05 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 01:38 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-01 18:55 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 03:17 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 01:36 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 01:04 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 09:41 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 10:37 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 07:42 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-08-02 15:06 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 08:34 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 09:52 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-08-02 17:18 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 10:50 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-08-02 20:42 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 16:12 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 00:16 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 20:51 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 13:48 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 07:27 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 15:22 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 08:30 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 17:30 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 14:06 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 13:56 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 18:14 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 15:16 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 20:41 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-04 02:51 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-04 14:22 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-04 12:29 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-08-04 13:55 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2018-08-07 10:38 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-02 22:51 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 22:25 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-04 20:11 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-08-05 01:24 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-08-02 23:32 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-08-02 23:36 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 06:25 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 06:23 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 13:48 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 13:46 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 18:14 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 15:09 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 13:48 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 00:16 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 01:34 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 09:25 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 10:33 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-08-02 15:00 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 16:08 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-08-02 20:52 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 00:16 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 20:57 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 13:09 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 13:33 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 18:13 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 15:07 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 20:41 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 13:48 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 13:45 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 18:14 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 15:07 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 20:41 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-03 20:17 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 00:16 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-08-02 17:34 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 21:04 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 18:38 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 22:54 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 20:26 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-03 12:25 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 21:03 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 13:48 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 14:00 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-08-01 00:54 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Wayne Dial <ulau@dvbpdn.dv> - 2018-07-30 19:15 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-08-01 00:59 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-29 19:32 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-29 17:55 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-07-29 13:20 -0500
                Re: What is a particle? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-07-29 18:47 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-07-28 18:15 -0400
                Re: What is a particle? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-07-28 15:25 -0700
          Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-07-26 15:38 -0500
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      Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 13:41 +0000
        Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 06:54 -0700
          Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 14:14 +0000
            Re: What is a particle? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-07-28 11:41 -0500
              Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-28 10:48 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-28 18:42 +0000
                Re: What is a particle? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-07-28 12:44 -0700
                Re: What is a particle? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-07-28 19:54 +0000
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