On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Harry Veeder <[email protected]> wrote:
> Even if it is a "loss", why is one direction better at turning motion into > heat? > > Conventional theory predicts the same "loss". Everyone believes the repulsive force should be the same as the attractive force between magnets; however, the repulsive force is always less. Here is a handy calculator to demonstrate this: http://www.magnetsales.com/Design/Calc_filles/PullAndPushBetween2DiscMagnets.asp I think this might be what led to Steorn's confusion. T
