There has been recent mainstream interest, primarily by Carver Mead<http://www.amazon.com/Collective-Electrodynamics-Quantum-Foundations-Electromagnetism/dp/0262632608>, in reifying the vector potential A possibly at the expense of the B field.
On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 2:25 PM, John Berry <berry.joh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Except for when I have written it, I have never seen the words "Magnetism > doesn't exist" written. > > But this confuses me because while the illusion of magnetism is pretty > convincing we can all agree the expected forces in any magnetic situation > are electric at each end (magnetic fields are created by and felt as > electric fields orthogonal to the claimed magnetic field). > And the expected so-called magnetic forces are predicted by the distortion > of motion on electric fields. > > Each and every magnetic force/induction from magnetism can be expected by > looking at how the electric fields are distorted through motion. > > And when I first figured that out, I thought it was just my idea, till the > good folks on this list many years ago pointed out that all of this was > known, that Special Relativity included precisely this. > > So given that the forces are expected without any magnetic field, just a > complete (and complex) analysis of electric fields distorting from motion > (vector sum analysis). > And given that magnetic fields are only created by moving charges and only > ever felt as a perpendicular electrical force. > > They why does no one else but me say "Magnetic fields do not exist!"?? > > Certainly they are a convincing and useful illusion. > Sure, holding 2 permanent magnets can make holding this belief very hard, > but but if the permanent magnets are replaced with electromagnets it is > easy to see how all the expected forces and induction occurs from the > moving electric fields pancaking, and the lines bending when feed AC. > > John >
