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Re: mag. force on wire?

At 9:10 AM -0600 11/3/99, Joel Rauber wrote:

> You mustn't 'reify' the electrons. 'Holes' are just as 'real'. (at
^^^^

> least in a solid)
>

This is, of course, reifying the 'Holes'. ;-)


The 'real' in quotes is my subtle way of avoiding reification.

I warn my kids to be VERY skeptical when anyone tries to tell them
what 'REALLY' happens in a physical process.

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