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Re: TC Electrosattics Revisited II
From: Edward V. Phillips[SMTP:ed-at-alumni.caltech.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 1997 3:43 PM
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: TC Electrosattics Revisited II
"It is important to note that the electrostatic coulomb and the
electrodynamic coulomb (as defining current) are different beasts. The
1 ampere coulomb for electrodynamics is the "effective passage of
relative charges" and not the real passage of electrons. The coulomb
of static electricity is real held charge represented by static charge
units.
One coulomb of electrostatic charge has the potential for vastly more
effective work than one ampere flowing in a circuit. The electrostatic
unit concerns itself with scalar potential or voltage, while the other
value links the coulomb to current in metallic circuits only with no
voltage equivalence.
Richard Hull, TCBOR"
What is your source for this. I can't find ANY reference
which uses coulombs in connections with esu and emu systems!!!!!
Have plenty which define the coulomb and farad in the conventional
sense, and refer to esu and emu units of "quantity", with their
ratio to the coulomb given. Believe the factors are 1/3E9 and
0.1.
Ed