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Re: What is a field?

Newsgroups sci.physics.relativity
Date 2018-12-10 08:11 -0800
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Subject Re: What is a field?
From kenseto <setoken@att.net>

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On Monday, December 10, 2018 at 10:26:58 AM UTC-5, JanPB wrote:
> On Monday, December 10, 2018 at 6:18:09 AM UTC-8, kenseto wrote:
> > On Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 11:29:03 PM UTC-5, benj wrote:
> > > On 12/8/2018 2:15 PM, Odd Bodkin wrote:
> > > > JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >> On Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 6:28:45 AM UTC-8, kenseto wrote:
> > > >>> On Friday, December 7, 2018 at 2:39:34 PM UTC-5, JanPB wrote:
> > > >>>> On Friday, December 7, 2018 at 6:08:50 AM UTC-8, kenseto wrote:
> > > >>>>> According to Steven Weinberg: A field is a sort of stress in space,
> > > >>>>> something like  the various sorts of stress that are possible within a solid body.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> This is strictly pop-sci talk. It's not what field in physics is.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> So what is a field in physics?
> > > >>
> > > >> Any function on spacetime. Depending on the theory in question, it may have
> > > >> further interpretation.
> > > >>
> > > >>> Why did Weinberg gave pop-science talk of a field different than what is
> > > >>> the true meaning of a field?
> > > >>
> > > >> You'd have to ask him. It's well-known that researchers in the field are not
> > > >> necessarily geniuses at inventing good metaphors for people not involved
> > > >> in physics professionally.
> > > >>
> > > >>> In any case, it is irrelevant what a field is in physics. My theory
> > > >>> assumes that the E-Matrix is a structured and elastic solid body occupying all of space...
> > > >>
> > > >> My theory assumes it's all the hippo in a pink tutu. Disney got it right.
> > > > 
> > > > Ken is going to encourage you to write a book on that. His idea of what
> > > > physics is, is coming up with ideas and discussing them. He seriously
> > > > thinks that’s what it’s about.
> > > 
> > > Odd thinks physics is NOT about ideas because he is incapable of 
> > > discussing any physics. He thinks math is more real than reality. He 
> > > thinks physics is what is written in books that you then memorize and 
> > > parrot to anyone you meet who wants to discuss actual ideas. Sad.
> > 
> > Odd is in a fantasy world of non-existing mathematical entities such as the field/virtual particles, length contraction, time dilation....etc.
> 
> You are a hopeless case. Nothing of what you wrote in the above sentence has
> any meaning, you are referring to some fantasies of yours and then proceed to
> "debunk" them.

You got it backward....current physics is based on fantasies, Model mechanics is based on real material interactions.

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What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-07 06:08 -0800
  Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-07 16:58 +0000
    Re: What is a field? paulcardinale0@gmail.com - 2018-12-07 11:58 -0800
    Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-08 06:05 -0800
      Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 14:13 +0000
  Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-07 11:39 -0800
    Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-08 06:28 -0800
      Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 15:35 +0000
        Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-08 10:33 -0800
          Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 10:43 -0800
          Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 19:15 +0000
      Re: What is a field? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-08 17:52 +0000
        Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 18:21 +0000
        Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-08 10:26 -0800
          Re: What is a field? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-08 18:37 +0000
          Re: What is a field? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-08 20:18 +0100
            Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 19:56 +0000
              Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 21:51 -0800
              Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-09 08:20 -0800
                Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 12:44 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 22:20 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-10 08:04 -0800
                Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 10:31 -0800
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-10 13:33 -0800
                Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 13:53 -0800
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-11 06:16 -0800
                Re: What is a field? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-11 14:41 +0000
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 22:00 +0000
                Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 14:13 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 23:03 +0000
                Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 15:46 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 01:37 +0000
                Re: What is a field? Prokaryotic Caspase Homolog <prokaryotic.caspase.homolog@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 16:26 -0800
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-11 07:32 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 13:53 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-13 07:27 -0800
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-11 07:27 -0800
                Re: What is a field? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-11 16:00 +0000
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 21:56 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-11 06:51 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 18:42 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-11 18:09 -0800
                Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 20:18 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 13:53 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-13 07:21 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 18:32 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-13 13:20 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 21:46 +0000
                Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 10:47 -0800
                Re: What is a field? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-14 05:35 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-14 15:13 -0800
                Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-14 15:22 -0800
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-15 14:05 -0800
                Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-15 23:27 -0800
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-17 08:24 -0800
                Re: What is a field? "David (Kronos Prime) Fuller" <fuller.david@hotmail.com> - 2018-12-17 08:31 -0800
                Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-17 09:51 -0800
                Re: What is a field? mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2018-12-17 10:06 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-18 02:23 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-18 07:41 -0800
                Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-18 12:43 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-19 14:17 +0000
                Re: What is a field? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-19 15:46 +0000
                Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 13:04 -0500
            Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 23:30 -0500
            Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-09 08:12 -0800
              Re: What is a field? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-09 17:19 +0100
          Re: What is a field? Rich Carpenter <lcug@kigcohc.pa> - 2018-12-09 00:32 +0000
      Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 10:42 -0800
        Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 19:15 +0000
          Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 23:29 -0500
            Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-10 06:18 -0800
              Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 07:26 -0800
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-10 08:11 -0800
                Re: What is a field? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-10 17:07 +0000
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 22:00 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-11 07:14 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 18:42 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-12 04:56 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 13:53 +0000
        Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-09 07:54 -0800
          Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-09 07:58 -0800
          Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 22:20 +0000
            Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 13:00 -0500
              Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 18:14 +0000
                Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 10:59 -0500
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-13 08:51 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 18:32 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-13 13:23 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 21:46 +0000
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 23:36 +0000
                Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 20:06 -0500
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-14 12:21 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-14 15:16 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-15 02:14 +0000
                Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 19:53 -0500
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-14 12:21 +0000
              Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 10:38 -0800
  Re: What is a field? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-12-07 12:48 -0800
    Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-07 12:51 -0800
      Re: What is a field? "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 12:22 -0800
        Re: What is a field? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-08 22:05 +0100
          Re: What is a field? "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 16:24 -0800
        Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 23:46 -0500
          Re: What is a field? "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 22:41 -0800
            Re: What is a field? "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 14:08 -0800
              Re: What is a field? "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 14:44 -0800
                Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 13:36 -0500
                Re: What is a field? "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2019-01-13 12:16 -0800
        Re: What is a field? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 21:56 -0800
          Re: What is a field? "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 22:54 -0800
            Re: What is a field? "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 23:22 -0800
              Re: What is a field? "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 12:35 -0800
  Re: What is a field? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-07 22:01 +0100
    Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-08 06:42 -0800
      Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 15:35 +0000
        Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-08 10:21 -0800
          Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 19:15 +0000
            Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-08 14:17 -0800
              Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 22:42 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-08 14:58 -0800
                Re: What is a field? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-09 01:22 +0000
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 13:07 +0000
            Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 23:26 -0500
              Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 13:07 +0000
        Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-08 10:27 -0800
          Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 19:15 +0000
          Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 23:23 -0500
            Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 13:07 +0000
            Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-09 14:19 -0800
              Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 22:25 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-10 07:54 -0800
                Re: What is a field? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-10 17:15 +0000
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 21:41 +0000
                Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 13:14 -0500
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 18:18 +0000
      Re: What is a field? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-08 20:09 +0100
        Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-08 14:28 -0800
          Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 22:42 +0000
            Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-08 14:56 -0800
              Re: What is a field? Dirk Van de moortel <dirkvandemoortel@notmail.com> - 2018-12-09 00:06 +0100
              Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 00:13 +0000
                Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 23:44 -0500
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-09 09:19 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 22:22 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-10 07:50 -0800
                Re: What is a field? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-10 17:09 +0000
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 21:41 +0000
            Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 23:37 -0500
              Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 13:07 +0000
            Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-09 08:40 -0800
              Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 22:22 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-10 08:07 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 21:56 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-11 07:07 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 18:42 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-11 18:19 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 13:53 +0000
                Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-13 07:54 -0800
                Re: What is a field? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 18:32 +0000
          Re: What is a field? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-09 01:24 +0100
            Re: What is a field? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 23:42 -0500
            Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-09 10:08 -0800
              Re: What is a field? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-09 19:36 +0100
        Re: What is a field? kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2018-12-08 14:43 -0800
          Re: What is a field? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-09 11:51 +0100
  Re: What is a field? carleto4157990662@gmail.com - 2018-12-07 13:42 -0800
  Re: What is a field? "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-12-15 19:51 -0800

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