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   Message 15,696 of 17,520   
   Lawrence Crowell to Ralph Frost   
   Re: Are north and south magnetic fields    
   11 Jul 17 11:23:59   
   
   From: goldenfieldquaternions@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 7:18:11 AM UTC-5, Ralph Frost wrote:   
   > Please pardon my poorly worded question. Are there ~independent methods   
   > of detecting a north pole/flux of a magnet from a south pole/flux?   
   >   
   > When I hold two rod magnets, one in each hand, and the center ends   
   > attract, I can obtain repulsion two ways by giving either magnet/hand   
   > one-half spin.  Thus it appears that repulsion is attraction with   
   > one-half spin (and potentially, 'north is south with one-half spin'...)   
   >   
   > Generally, we are taught that one of these repulsions is 'north-north'   
   > and the other is 'south-south' (like-pole repulsion).   
   >   
   > I understand that if I am given an unmarked magnet, that I can assign   
   > its ends a north or south label by the way it orients, say, within the   
   > local geomagnetic field and ~relative to our prevailing planetary   
   > spatial orientation relative to the 'North Star' -- Polaris.   
   >   
   > But, I wonder, and my question is, other than the inherited, nested, or   
   > cross-dimensional correlation, does physics have any other means or   
   > measures that determine if a repulsive magnetic region is 'north-north'   
   > rather than 'south-south'?  For instance, do they 'look different' under   
   > different spectral scannings?   
   >   
   > I'm curious about this because it seems like our words seem to imply or   
   > identify the existence of two separate 'things' whereas empirically,   
   > there is or seems to be only the one, rather entangled or inseparable   
   > 'thing'.   
   >   
   > Thanks in advance for any clarifications.   
   >   
   > Best regards,   
   > Ralph Frost   
   >   
   > Reality is nested structured~duality.   
      
   It is relative. What pole you call N and the other S is just   
   convention. The same holds for electric charge. We could just as well do   
   electromagnetism, QED and electrical engineering if we had called the   
   charge of the electron +.   
      
   LC   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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