Imagine a hollow metal sphere studded with electromagnets, all with the same pole facing inward (like a ball with rods sticking in it). When the magnets were energized the fields would be constrained by the metal sphere and be forced to focus in the center. Under ideal conditions, since the fields have no mass could they be focused-like a 3-dimensional needle- to a point below the Planck Length and poke a hole into the 4th dimension? By 'focus' I mean since the like fields repel each other, they would be forced to point directly inward toward the center of the sphere. (this is a thought experiment so real engineering/materials considerations don't apply )
p.s. Yes, I know this is a crazy question
2006-09-08
21:02:45
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AmigaJoe
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