Re: Scalars

Marcelo Puhl ( (no email) )
Wed, 11 Feb 1998 00:31:16 -3

>
> Uh - better look up those details again, Jerry. :) Longitudinal waves are
> waves of compression and rarefaction - like sound. The way I look at it is
> this: longitudinal waves compress/rarefact along the vector in which they
> travel - while transverse waves compress/rarefact at an ANGLE (90 degrees,
> in the case of magnetic fields) to the vector of travel.

So let's consider an omnidirectional radio antenna.
What kind of waves does it radiate ?

And what if the antenna is an helicoidal type, with circular polarization ?

> This still
> doesn't explain the difference between what Tesla's longitudinal waves
> were and Bearden's scalars (since supposably longitudinal waves can be
> detected using conventional equipment - while Bearden's scalars cannot).
>
> Confusing - damn confusing semantics games! DAMN THEM ALL!
> <ugh> I need a vacation.
>

Me too !

Marcelo