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Abstract The charges induced in the plates of a parallel plate capacitor due to a conducting charged moving sphere have been measured up to the mechanical contact. For larger distances… Click to show full abstract
Abstract The charges induced in the plates of a parallel plate capacitor due to a conducting charged moving sphere have been measured up to the mechanical contact. For larger distances the induced charge scales linearly with the distance. However, when the sphere approaches the plate further the charges on the sphere are attracted by the induced charges in the plate and move on the surface of the sphere towards the plate. This leads to a further increase of the induced charge. The experimental results compare well to an approximate formula which will be discussed in detail.
Journal Title: Journal of Electrostatics
Year Published: 2020
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