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January 11, 2006
The collapse of the mechanical world-view,acccording to Einstein gave rise to the emergence of "field" theory
A field describes the behaviour of a dynamic system that is extended in space, through kinetics (interaction in time) and relational order (in space). It is a function of space and time coordinates that assigns a value of the field for each of the coordinates.
Jackson Pollock, Number IIA, 1948
Fields are not a form of matter. Instead, matter is energy bound within fields.The field is not a thing-concept but a relation-concept; it is not composed of pieces but is a system, a totality of lines of force.
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Gary,
I can highly recommend "The Web of Life" by Fritjof Capra as a lay person's intro to systems theory.
Cheers,
Michael