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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 19:15 +0000
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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. 

> 
> --
> Jan
> 



-- 
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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