I'll try the search. While I am not pursuing magnetic monopoles in my research, I due believe in the existence of strictly magnetic sources. I would like to work like to be able to work without having to deal with electrical parameters and units. My original posting was an effort not to...
Dubya,
My reply was geared toward helping PCake understand and reconcile the confusion that the accepted terminology creates. Discussion of the Lorentz Force Law would not explain why the 'magnetic force' terminology creates the confusion expressed in the second question. :smile:
Okay. Let's try this on for size.
Light has no mass? Must we have numerous definitions of mass to satisfactorily explain physical phenomenon, or have we just not discovered the true nature of matter and energy? Remember that every theory is just a means for us to explain observed...
PCake,
Regarding your second question:
The 'magnetic field' is a physical phenomenon of the magnetic object just like gravitational and electrical fields. However, the term 'magnetic force' is a bit misleading because it refers to the force effect on a moving charge and not the force of...
Magnetism and magnetic force are typically explained by the resultant effect on moving charges. Is anyone aware of any reseach, studies or literature that quantifies the interactive forces between two or more magnetic objects without utilizing the effect on moving charges to explain interactive...