Re: [TCML] Capacitor Conundrum

[Sfxneon@xxxxxxx]

Thanks D.C., 
 
For the great answer in plain talk. I know this subject goes much  deeper 
into the quantum level than I can understand, but  the analogy with 
electromagnetic fields helps to explain the  principle. 
 
So, if a vacuum capacitor is charged to a high potential and then the  plates 
are separated far enough, would you have two monopole capacitors with  
opposite charge? Then if the plates were brought back to their original spacing,  
would the charges be conserved? Similar to the Leyden jar experiment, but with  
no dielectric material, just empty(?) space.
 
Thanks,
 
Tony Greer
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In a message dated 8/22/2008 3:39:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

The energy is not stored in the dielectric material.  It is stored  in the
electrostatic field between the plates, which of course, is focused  and
intensified by the
intervening plastic, glass, etc.

This effect  is the electrostatic equivalent of an electromagnetic field
being focussed in  the laminated iron core of a transformer.
To the casual observer the field  appears to be stored in the plastic
material, but it's actually being stored  in the geometric electrostatic
field.

The electrostatic field exists  between the parallel plates of a vacuum
capacitor even though there is not  hard medium material to focus the field.

Electromagnetic fields do not  require a core to be present to form them. An
intervening material, such as  iron, helps intensify the effect.

Conversely, electrostatic fields do not  require a plastic material (core in
effect) to form them.

An  electrostatic fields exists between two plates charged to a high
potential,  as in a variable vacuum capacitor such as those mfg by Varian,
Jennings, et.  al.

Dr. Resonance
 



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