NOTIONS IN THE CONCEPT OF THE POTENTIAL

 

  • CONCEPT OF THE POTENTIAL HAS DEVELOPED AS SEVERAL FUNDAMENTAL NOTIONS:

    • AS THE "INTERNAL" STORAGE OF ENERGY IN SOME FASHION

    • AS A POINT-VALUE FUNCTION IN 3-SPACE

    • AS A SCALAR FUNCTION WHOSE SPACE RATE OF CHANGE YIELDS A VECTOR FORCE

  • THE ENERGY STORAGE MECHANISM IS QUITE UNKNOWN.

  • NO THOUGHT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEFINING IT AS     HAVING A HYPERSPATIAL WAVE SET COMPOSITION.

  • THE THIRD NOTION EFFECTIVELY MAKES ALL FORCES LOCAL A PRIORI, AND EXCLUDES ACTION AT A DISTANCE BY POSTULATION.

  • THE THIRD NOTION IS KNOWN TO BE INCORRECT. THE GRADIENT OF A POTENTIAL DOES NOT PRODUCE A FORCE UNTIL A MASS IS PRESENT, TO WHICH THE GRADIENT COUPLES.

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