sci.physics.electromag

"Sue..." wrote in message
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On Mar 7, 3:03 am, Benj wrote:
> On Mar 6, 12:37 am, "FrediFizzx" wrote:
>
> > Sorry, but it doesn't take any math (vector addition, curl, etc.) to
> > try
> > to push the north poles of two bar magnets together and realize
> > there is
> > a "force field" of some kind there. ;-)
>
> A force. You can't prove it's a "field"

The atoms in the magnet are in tidy positions
just like spectators in stadium seats.

How does that differ from the mathematical definition
of a field so that it would require further proof?

Sue...
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Right. No further proof is required. Just like when the hair on my arm
stands up near an electrostatic field. By the definition of what a
field is, I know I have run across one. ;-)

Best,

Fred Diether
Co-moderator sci.physics.foundations