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Originally Posted by kang View Post
I find this stuff fascinating.

The field is like syrup. As other particles (protons, electrons, etc) travel through it, they get dragged down.
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In the LHC, the field got excited via the collisions they caused. The field is everywhere, even if there are no particles present.
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The electro-magnetic field is similar. It's everywhere. A localized excitation of the field is a photon, but the field is everywhere.
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Like I said, fascinating.
Not in a jefferies tube ...............
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