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Go easy on me please as I am just delving into the world of physics and the likes :D
I may have this completely misunderstood, so bear with me and correct me where I'm wrong please.
There are 2 types of currents, DC and AC. Correct?
AC stands for Alternating Current and DC stands for Direct Current.
In a Direct Current (DC) battery for instance, the electricity flows from a + (positive) to a - (negative) source, or in other words it flows in one direction from one place to another. With an Alternating Current (AC), the electricity flows back and forth reversing its direction periodically.
A vector is something that has magnitude and direction. Magnitude is another word for 'size' and direction is the motion of an object in relation to where it is traveling. So a DC current has a vector from + to -, but what about an AC current, if it is alternating back and forth? Does it have a vector? Not only that, but in relation to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, it is impossible to know the exact location of anything at any given point in time, so does anything physical in the universe have a vector?
Basically what I'm trying to say is if something is alternating back and forth, does it have a vector or magnitude of direction? If so, is it only temporary until it reverses its course and changes direction? Say for example my vector (or direction of travel) is south at 2 MPH - then I travel north at 2 MPH, and repeat this infinitesimally, does my 'Alternating Current' (or better put Alternating Direction) have a vector? If so, does it only occur temporarily? If not, than I am vectorless, or I possesses no magnitude of direction in spacetime permanently, right? How can this be possible? Seems rather self-contradictory to me.
In order for something to exist, it has to have a location in space as-well as time. Right? Otherwise it has no vector or location and magnitude of direction. Hope what I'm saying makes sense and I spark some interesting conversations! :)
I may have this completely misunderstood, so bear with me and correct me where I'm wrong please.
There are 2 types of currents, DC and AC. Correct?
AC stands for Alternating Current and DC stands for Direct Current.
In a Direct Current (DC) battery for instance, the electricity flows from a + (positive) to a - (negative) source, or in other words it flows in one direction from one place to another. With an Alternating Current (AC), the electricity flows back and forth reversing its direction periodically.
A vector is something that has magnitude and direction. Magnitude is another word for 'size' and direction is the motion of an object in relation to where it is traveling. So a DC current has a vector from + to -, but what about an AC current, if it is alternating back and forth? Does it have a vector? Not only that, but in relation to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, it is impossible to know the exact location of anything at any given point in time, so does anything physical in the universe have a vector?
Basically what I'm trying to say is if something is alternating back and forth, does it have a vector or magnitude of direction? If so, is it only temporary until it reverses its course and changes direction? Say for example my vector (or direction of travel) is south at 2 MPH - then I travel north at 2 MPH, and repeat this infinitesimally, does my 'Alternating Current' (or better put Alternating Direction) have a vector? If so, does it only occur temporarily? If not, than I am vectorless, or I possesses no magnitude of direction in spacetime permanently, right? How can this be possible? Seems rather self-contradictory to me.
In order for something to exist, it has to have a location in space as-well as time. Right? Otherwise it has no vector or location and magnitude of direction. Hope what I'm saying makes sense and I spark some interesting conversations! :)
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