Frank writes: >Both Ing.Saviour and I have quite independently recognised that >mass has the dimension of T/L (see http://www.blazelabs.com/) >and it is evident that materons have "hidden mass".
Add me to the list too. In '91 I was studying the CGS system of measure and whilst contemplating the fact that a unit of magnetic charge was defined solely by the force, it occurred to me that the same trick can be played with defining mass. I'm looking at my old notes, and I have the unit of mass being something like. m = L^3 T^-2 G I wonder if this is because I couched things in terms of the CGS system, whereas saviour and yourself are using SI? ( particularly I'm thinking that in CGS methodology the G value would be handled as a dimensionless constant ) I'll have to check... I never pursued the idea in the direction saviour takes it; I should like to post on this after having had a chance to digest what he is saying. Also, you mentioned Jerk and Jounce ( sounds like a b-list rap group ). I've also puzzled over the physical meaning of these terms. It's rather like trying to imagine higher dimensional shapes. One dimension up is about all I can muster, which in this case is Jerk. Standing on a carosel, with the speed increasing and decreasing sinusoidally, ought to do it. Perhaps a better term would be "projectile vomiting" rather than jerk, huh??? (grin). Your idea about the coils is very intriguing. I'd be willing to try a quick experiment if you have some particular idea in mind. Good posting today, BTW. K.
