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Re: What is a field?

From Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics.relativity
Subject Re: What is a field?
Date 2018-12-08 15:35 +0000
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kenseto <setoken@att.net> 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? 
> Why did Weinberg gave pop-science talk of a field different than what is
> the true meaning of a field?

He was giving an analogy for everyday people to give them an idea, just an
idea, of what they are something like, just like he said. He wasn’t trying
to define what they are. 

> 
> In any case, it is irrelevant what a field is in physics.

It may be irrelevant to you. It’s not irrelevant to anyone else. You are
only interested in your own ideas, and the ideas of physics are irrelevant
to you. 

>  My theory assumes that the E-Matrix is a structured and elastic solid
> body occupying all of space...IOW, the E-Matrix is another name for
> space. And a field is the stress in the E-Matrix caused by the absolute
> motions of the material body in the E-Matrix.
>  
> 



-- 
Odd Bodkin — Maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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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? 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? 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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