RE: Longitudinal Waves

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

Hello David,

On 10 Feb 2002, at 9:11, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "David Thomson by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dave-at-volantis-dot-org>
> 
> Hi Malcolm,
> 
> >I see in the website paper a suggestion that the dampened waves in a
> ringing tuned circuit is due to energy dispersion by longitudinal radiation.
> 
> Actually, the damped waves are due to opposing forces within the wave
> itself.  When a pulse is generated there are two forces acting on the
> medium.
> 
> When an electrostatic force is given, say to an atom, the strong positive
> and negative forces strike the negative and positive poles of the atom with
> a bell clapper type effect.  The electrostatic forces spread over the poles
> of the atom and develop charged rings that travel latitudinally with respect
> to the atom.  These charged rings pass through each other and then their
> attractive forces cause each ring to reverse direction and head the opposite
> direction.  The rings pass through each other again and reverse once more.
> This is the damped oscillation we see on an oscilloscope.
<snip> 


> If you thoroughly study what I've just said here, you will suddenly realize
> the true nature of Tesla's work and why he was so adamantly opposed to
> technology based on Hertzian waves.  You will also find new ways of seeing
> Tesla coils and how to design them for unique effects.

Would you please describe (in enough detail that they may be 
implemented) the unique effects and how to produce them?

Thanks,
Malcolm