RE: Wireless power transmission (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:50:29 -0500
From: David Thomson <dwt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 'Tesla list' <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Wireless power transmission (fwd)

Hi Colin,

> I'm sorry if I misunderstood about the large scale 
> electrostatic forces, but if these aren't present then your 
> scheme does just depend on ions vibrating (and waves 
> propagating) due to the electrostatic repulsion between the ions.

Plasma physics is something I am interested in learning.  While researching
the physics of ion densities, I came across the phrase, "ion beta."  Can you
explain what ion beta is and how it applies to plasma physics?

Dave