Group: sci.physics.electromag
From: "FrediFizzx"
Date: Sunday, March 16, 2008 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Fields are as real as we need them to be

"Benj" wrote in message
news:67f2df34-094c-4197-9899-f04150ee6f38@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 16, 2:46 am, khrapko...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> Dear Benj: What's the matter? What's the thread? Fields are obviously
>> real and mathematics is an idea.
>> Radi
>
> Dear Radi,
> Forces are obviously real and fields are a mathematical idea.

(real force)/(real charge) = (real E field)

The fact that we can use mathematics to successfully express the
relationship doesn't matter. If given the charge and value of the E
field, you can calculate the real force. I do believe one can buy
electric field meters. ;-)

Best,

Fred Diether
Co-moderater sci.physics.foundations