I am just arguing that a point charge is not logically prone to blow up. Whether or not a point charge is an adequate model of an electron is another question.
Harry On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 1:33 AM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: > I am not yet convinced that an electron can be reduced to a point in space. > Would you consider the spin as a different part of the electron? I have > seen where that portion can be separated and toyed with. I have also seen > where electrons act as waves that interfere with themselves in double slit > type experiments. This type of behavior implies size (wave) beyond a point > location. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> > To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > Sent: Wed, Mar 27, 2013 12:05 am > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: CMNS: only a perfect LENR theory should attack other > theories > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 2:20 AM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: >> Harry, >> >> I have not given much thought about free electrons. The example that we >> were discussing was of an electron trapped in orbit around a nucleus which >> then would have the positive charge of the nucleus to keep it together. >> >> I think that Mills offers incite into how this type of electron >> configuration would exist. Quantum mechanics offers an alternate model. >> I >> have not convinced myself of exactly what is happening but perhaps one day >> I >> can reach an acceptable understanding. >> >> It seems that there is about as much reason for a point charge to tear >> itself apart as there would be for a distributed one to do so. > > I disagree. A point is a geometric entity without extension, which > means a point cannot be subdivided into parts. > Therefore an ideal point charge has no parts which can blow part. > >> The fact >> that the spin can be worked with independent of the charge suggests that >> there is a volume of some type being occupied by the electron pieces. >> Maybe >> it is just an entangled group of components that looks like one particle >> when measured. >> >> Dave > > > Harry >
