Since the magnetic field is em radiation of a sort, think of it like the classic spaceship with a flashlight scenario (which is the ONLY thing i have EVER found in physics that i still cannot wrap my mind against. I understand what it is saying, my brain just refuses to accept it as accurate)
if your on a spaceship going .9 c, and you turn on your headlamps, the light will go forward at, to your appearence, c away from you, as if you were standing still. Now, someone on the spacestation you're passing would see you moving at .9 c, and the light moving at c, not at c away from you PLUS your velocity, but simply c away from you, but c from their perspective. now, this means you each see the light reaching different distances at the same time, which is where my mind rebels. (If i have this incorrect, someone PLEASE correct me, as it hurts my head...) On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Michael Crosiar<crosia...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello vortexians, > > Before I begin, I want to thank all of you. I have been lurking here for > years. I have seen the trolls come and go. They amuse for a while, then they > get old. But those of you who are of a true vortexian spirit always find new > and exciting food for the mind to try out. I don't have the math or science > background that you have, and yes, I am jealous. But obviously I do have the > interest or I would have gone away a long time ago. I don't post much, guess > I'm afraid I'll get shot down - and I know I wouldn't have had the time to > follow and respond to my own threads - and that would suck for all of us. > But circumstances change and I suddenly find I have much more time than I > would like. I've grown a little older and am not so scared to raise my hand > in class. So agian, thank you for sharing and thank you for putting up with > my incessant lurking :) > > And if I go astray, please let me know, I have gained a deep respect for all > of you. I will not be offended. > > I have a simple thought experiment I would like your comments on. > > We create a torroidal magnetic field and rotate it at relativistic > velosities, such that the inside of the torroid would be rotating at near > the speed of light. The outside of the field would extand outwards and would > have an agular velocity that would be greater, proportional to the increase > in circumference. First, is that correct? Clearly nothing can go faster than > the speed of light, but as we increase the speed of the rotation, the energy > must go somewhere, yes? Would this cause the mass of the field to change? In > other words, would it bend space-time inside the field? And could the > curvature be negative or positive depending on the direction of rotation > relative to the N/S pole? Would time run at a different rate inside the > field versus outside the field? If we were to place a radioactive isotope > inside the field, could we cause it to decay faster or slower? > > I'll be anxiously awaiting your insights, > > C. Michael Crosiar > >
