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Re: Capacitor charge, were is it?
>Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 02:11:49 -0800
>From: pgantt-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com
>To: tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: Capacitor charge, were is it?
>
[snip]
> If you
>>replace both of these different objects with like objects (same work
>>function), the device will no longer have a preferred conduction
>>direction.
>
>Is this to say that there would be conduction in the vacuum?
Yes, in the same manner as conduction in a metal. The electrons move
between points of different potential. ( that brings up a good
question: how does a superconductor conduct? Given it's 0 resistance,
there can be no potential difference between it's ends?)
>
>> The vacuum is not the conductor of current. The flow of
>>electrons through the vacuum is.
>
>I think this is a matter of semantics.
I agree.
>If the vacuum does not impede the flow of electrons, it sounds like a pretty
>good conductor to me.
>
Phil,
I hate to admit this, but as much as it pains me to call a
vacuum a conductor, I cannot refute your argument;(
Regards,
jim