You mix anything with anything. Reread. You missed "longitudinal waves in vacuum" (meaning also in air, for waves of magnetic or electric origin).
Nobody denies longitudinal waves in matter! Sound is a longitudinal wave.
They do obey, up to the limits of our knowledge of the parameters determining their medium of propagation, which are not obvious for example when it is question of the Earth's crust.
No you mix anything with everything, Who said anything about longitudinal waves in a vacuum ?
And so are the current waves in the ground transverse or longitudinal ?
Is the energy propagated in a transverse wave motion ?
Is the current propagated in a transverse wave motion. ?
I think all current flows in a longitudinal fashion and energy is also propagated in a longitudinal wave motion.
We look at a scope trace and think up and down or side to side but really it is a two dimentional depiction of a helical or spiral motion isn't it ?
I am aware that there is a "transverse" component to some waves. But my point is how does the energy and current actually move in straight lines or in helix or spirals ?
I get annoyed at some of your comments because you seem to be commenting on things I did not say, as if I did say them. And ascribing claims to me I did not make, by inference.
Quote from: Farmhand on 2012-11-03, 03:58:41
Well it seems longitudinal waves are the norm, so there should be no doubt he was using longitudinal waves.
None experiment has been able to demonstrate such waves. All experiments involving alleged "longitudinal waves" are perfectly explained either by leakages of ordinary EM waves or by conditions of near field in the quasi-stationary state, following Maxwell's equations.
I think that statement you made is off the point and misleading as to what I was saying and talking about in context.
I was referring to longitudinal waves being a normal occurrence and Tesla was using longitudinal waves. And you say
no experiment has ever demonstrated such waves. All experiments involving alleged "longitudinal waves" are perfectly explained either by leakages of ordinary EM waves or by conditions of near field in the quasi-stationary state, following Maxwell's equations
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I do not know which experiments you refer to.
So are you saying that in a solid like the Earth or a conductor there is no such thing as a longitudinal wave of current ?
I think you see many experiments on you tube and assume i am trying to defend them or to defend some other persons claims
of their interpretation of longitudinal waves. I do not. All I want is to get a clearer picture for myself.
To me if the current is flowing straight to and from in varying intensities then it's a longitudinal wave. The displacement of the media is along the axis of propagation.
Anyway the way your post appeared just after I provided some info to show what I think Tesla meant by Magnification reeks of distraction.
So what of the magnification ? If I input 3 Watts continuous from a 12 volt supply at 250 mA to the primary and the primary is showing 40 volts RMS and 5 amps of current,
then I would call that a
magnification the magnified power is there to utilize so as to overcome the resistance the output might face.
The output might be only 1 Watt and the process inefficient, but the Magnification of power is still there.
Cheers