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.noahnott
02/15/07 12:33 AM GMT
...yeah, this forum is for random questions that you have and can't find the answer to. I don't think there is already a forum for this and I have a question to ask...so...

What does the "B" stand for? Like N is for Newtons, but what is B!? (I'm referring to B as in the magnetic field, B)
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&philcUK
02/15/07 12:43 AM GMT
that would be the Great Mysteries of the World thread.
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.noahnott
02/15/07 12:54 AM GMT
totally forgot about that thread. Sorry.

*edit* Actually, there is a difference...here you can ask questions that actually have proven answers..

...the other thread was for questions that are unanswerable.
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&philcUK
02/15/07 1:00 AM GMT
no, the idea for it was to find answers to mysteries.
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.noahnott
02/15/07 1:06 AM GMT
hmm, do you think it would be a good idea to let this thread die or get buried and ask my question on the other thread...

...though it seems like having the same 2 questions on two thread is ackward...which is why i'm asking for an outside opinion. :-S
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&philcUK
02/15/07 1:19 AM GMT
you could let it die and find the answer for yourself on wikipedia - that way all of your fears on multiple posts will be calmed.
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.noahnott
02/15/07 1:39 AM GMT
i've read the pages on flux, magnetic field and a field other links on wikipedia and google but i havent found out what the the acronym B stands for. (3 other ppl in my class have tried to search and were unsucessful...so i'm just giving it a try just out of sheer curiousity).

..btw, my fears still exist. ;-)
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&philcUK
02/15/07 1:41 AM GMT
it says it quite clearly on there - B is the magnetic field itself represented as a character for the purposes of equations.
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&philcUK
02/15/07 1:43 AM GMT
'Magnetic field is usually denoted by the symbol B. Historically, B was called the magnetic flux density or magnetic induction. A distinct quantity, H, was called the magnetic field (strength), and this terminology is still often used to distinguish the two in the context of magnetic materials (non-trivial permeability). Otherwise, however, this distinction is often ignored, and both quantities are frequently referred to as "the magnetic field." (Some authors call H the auxiliary field, instead.)'
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.noahnott
02/15/07 1:52 AM GMT
Lol...but the question was what does B stand for...N is to Newton as B is to ______. Why did they choose B, not A, or Z, or...some greek letter, or a chinese symbol. But it's looking like this is turning into one of those gr8 mysteries of the world sort of things.
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&philcUK
02/15/07 2:09 AM GMT
You asked what B stood for - I told you - Earth Science it is - rocket science it aint. consider changing schools. soon.
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.noahnott
02/15/07 2:29 AM GMT
i meant what B stood for - not what it meant. I just coulden't find why they chose B - usually there is some logic to why they choose a random letter.
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.animaniactoo
02/15/07 2:33 AM GMT
Cuz A was taken already 8•P
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.noahnott
02/15/07 2:38 AM GMT
that thought did occur to me. :(
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&philcUK
02/15/07 3:13 AM GMT
then there is your answer
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.noahnott
02/15/07 3:16 AM GMT
i'll write in my book that's it is now a gr8 mystery.
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&philcUK
02/15/07 3:32 AM GMT
its not a GREAT mystery at all - not everything in life has to be e-speak crap or an abbreviation - as I said originally its just a character used to represent the magnetic field when its used in equations. that’s it. no big mystery. no historical significance. if it makes you feel better think of a word with more than two syllables and tell your schoolmates that’s what it means - the chances of them calling you on it are very slim I suspect.
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.noahnott
02/15/07 3:48 AM GMT
yeeaaahh, ok.

*edit* this was a rather interesting thread
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::madmaven
02/22/07 11:07 PM GMT
Random question:
If I do both : photography.......and Fractals.....
am I a bi-fractualist?
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