Published September 10, 2004
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Journal article
Electrostatic torque-a misinterpretation
Creators
- 1. Space Propulsion, ARC seibersdorf research GmbH, A-2444 Seibersdorf (Austria)
Description
In a work published by Khachatourian and Wistrom, it was shown that a special arrangement of three conducting spheres could expel a mechanic torque on these conductors. They claimed to have experimental data available, which show the validity of their claim. We will demonstrate from basic calculations that this effect does not exist, but is an artefact of truncating a series expansion. (comment)
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/37/8747/a4_36_n01.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General (ISSN 1361-6447) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/37/8747/a4_36_n01.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
- DOI
- 10.1088/0305-4470/37/36/N01;
- PII
- S0305-4470(04)78125-1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General
- Journal Volume
- 37
- Journal Issue
- 36
- Journal Page Range
- p. 8747-8749
- ISSN
- 0305-4470
- CODEN
- JPHAC5
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36029549
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTROSTATICS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; SERIES EXPANSION; SPHERES; TORQUE
- Descriptors DEC
- DATA; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA