Right, it's magnetism. QUantum is kind of silly because of the name, quantify, what if they are trying to quantify something you cant quantify, ie "fields",
Never gave much thought to the name.
Always thought the idea was quantum was something we're trying to quantify, but hasn't been yet. Just my opinion, never read that anywhere.
thats my whole point, teh etymology of the word quantum- ie quantify.
But you cant really quantify a field, and field are everything.
I was unaware that fields could not be quantified (likely because I don't know much about the properties of a field in physics)
and field are everything.
I would caution you to avoid such thinking. Scientists always think they have the right answer, right up until they are pulled, kicking and screaming, to the conclusion that they are wrong.
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