Magnetic Field Transportation possible?

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Transporting a magnetic field away from its source is not feasible; the only way to change a magnetic field is by altering the source or introducing another source to interact with it. Rare Earth magnets generate a magnetic field that cannot be moved independently from the magnet itself. Attempts to manipulate the field using materials like Mu Metal may help in shaping or redirecting the field, but they do not transport it away from the magnet. The interaction between two magnetic fields requires the physical presence of the magnets, especially in repulsion configurations. Ultimately, the consensus is that magnetic fields cannot be separated from their sources for transport.
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Hey guys and girls.

My title may not be accurate but here goes.

I was wondering, can a magnetic field be transported?

Lets say I have a Rare Earth Magnet. Said magnet has a magnetic field around it.
Is there a way to move said magnetic field away from its source?

Lets say I have this magnet but I want to transport its magnetic field 6 inches away from its physical surface. Is there a way to do this?

I want to have two magnetic fields interacting with each other but not the magnets themselves.
Just the fields. This is because magnetic fields slowly but surely ruin magnets when they are setup in a repulsion orientation. S to S or N to N.

Possibly any way to use Mu Metal to help shape or push a field?

Thanks
 
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Only way to change the field is to alter the source (or add in another source to interfere with the existing one), so no.
 
It may be shown from the equations of electromagnetism, by James Clerk Maxwell in the 1860’s, that the speed of light in the vacuum of free space is related to electric permittivity (ϵ) and magnetic permeability (μ) by the equation: c=1/√( μ ϵ ) . This value is a constant for the vacuum of free space and is independent of the motion of the observer. It was this fact, in part, that led Albert Einstein to Special Relativity.
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