Massé R.P. Physics: The Nature of Physical Fields and Forces

15th. ed. — Independently published, 2022. — 718 p.There are only two long-range forces known to physics: the force of gravity and the force of electromagnetism. For many years now much has been known about the laws these physical forces follow. At the same time and on a more fundamental level, however, much about the true nature of these physical forces has remained a deep mystery. For example, among the entities whose true nature still remains virtually unknown to us are: gravity, mass, inertia, electricity, and magnetism. Even more mysterious to us than the long-range forces of physics are the short-range nuclear forces acting within atoms. Nuclear forces exhibit complications that have never been explained.
It is the purpose of this book to explore the long-range and short-range physical forces of our Universe together with their associated physical fields. In the process, we will review some of the important experiments that have helped reveal the laws pertaining to these physical forces. Included in the subjects covered in this book are: gravitation, light, electromagnetism, nuclear physics, and quantum mechanics. This then is a study of the foundations of physics.The Nature of Gravity.
The Nature of Mass and of Inertia.
The Nature of Light.
The Nature of Electromagnetic Fields and Forces.
The Nature of Nuclear Fields and Forces.
The Nature of Quantum Mechanics.
Tests of Gravitational Theories.
The Nature of Space and Time.
The Nature of Our Universe.
Appendix A Vector Field Operations.
Appendix B The Greek Alphabet.
Appendix C Vector Identities.
Appendix D Helmholtz’s Vortex Theorems.
Appendix E Physical Constants.
Appendix F Reynold’s Transport Theorem for Aether in Free Space.
Appendix G Earnshaw’s Theorem.True PDF