On 18 Apr 2007 13:07:43 -0700, art wrote:

I was rereading this thread as to why people have a hard time in
understanding Gauss's law
with respect to conservative fields and a transition to a non
conservative field where with the addition of time one can consider
what is outside the enclosed surface.

Hi Art,

That single, obscure, and ponderously long sentence is a clue as to
why...

since at the cessation of time interaction between elements is still
taking place after the cessation of time.

One has to wonder what new meaning you have for the word "cessation."

How can there be any time (for anything to take place) when there is
no more time (for anything to take place).

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC