art wrote:

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Come on John Study Gauss and all becomes clear
Art


Clear?

Hmmm. Sure you don't strive to over simplify a bit? But, ok. When I
lay down a bar neodymium magnet, cover it with a sheet of paper and
sprinkle iron powder upon it, to see the lines of force--what are those
lines depicting? Are those photons? Are those waves? Are you
completely sure they are only of static properties--and some type of
movement is not occurring just outside my range of vision and ability to
measure? Are they contained within a media I cannot see and measure?

It is quite easy for me to generate those same lines of force with an
electric energies' flow though a conductor. And, the reverse is also
easy to accomplish, I can cause an electric energy to be generated by
moving a conductor though these lines of force.

I suspect, in the future, it will be easy to switch matter and energies'
states back in forth, with similar ease.

But, at this point, clear? Surely your vision is much better than my
own ...

And, if I am unable to get my mind completely wrapped around this
problem, to be able to claim I understand this with precision--how would
I suddenly be able to make claims about the much more complex?

But, if you have the time, enlighten me, what is gravities relationship
to magnetism? Is there a reason their properties share similar
characteristics/behaviors? Know of any "iron powder tricks" to allow me
to see gravities lines of force?

I think gauss is a link in a chain--not a complete answer in itself, and
a chain which is still missing links ...

Regards,
JS