>"The significance of this discovery is that classical physics does not allow for such things as paramagnetism, diamagnetism and ferromagnetism and thus quantum

>"The significance of this discovery is that classical physics does not allow for such things as paramagnetism, diamagnetism and ferromagnetism and thus quantum physics are needed to explain the magnetic events.[5]" Well, that might be true and all, but I like the following simpler explanation: 1) There is an extra dimension in space. 2) This extra dimension in space can be occupied by magnetic and other fields. They are unseen, but present when a magnetic object is present, much like radio or other electromagnetic waves are unseen, but can be present. 3) These fields, when present, exert a force on the magnetic objects they occupy, and can be used to exert force on other magnetic opjects, without the two objects ever physically touching. Which also means that: 4) Magnetic fields are somehow intricately related to the materials they occupy, that is, the matter, at either the molecular or atomic levels... If this is true, then one weird model for magnetism might exist as the "displacement of space"... For example, you take a stone, you put it in some water, it displaces a little bit of that water. But not enough to really see anything... So now the $64,000 question: What happens when you have a fixed ditch/gutter/trench/trough/channel/container of water, and you start to cram in stones, a whole lot of stones, such that each stone starts to displace more and more water? ? Oh, and lets suppose that it's open on one side... and in that side is a much thinner open trench, which loops around to the other side, the closed side of the container? Well, put enough stones (atoms, molecules) there, and they'll displace the water such that it flows into the small looped external open trench... So, is a magenetic field -- actually the displacement of space? I don't know, but there might be a case to be made for it... Also, other observation: IF a magnetic field is in fact the displacement of space -- then this would mean that the magnetic field lines... represent a different kind of space than regular space... in other words, there are at least two kinds of space, regular space and magnetic field line space. Then of course the next question is, how are these two types of space the same, and how are they different? How do you make one from the other (without using a magnet!), and vice-versa? But of course, all of the above is highly speculative...