5 years ago

Single and two capacitor paradox (studied at the realistic capacitor discharge example).

Vladan Pankovic

In this work, firstly, single capacitor paradox (a variation of remarkable two capacitor paradox) is considered. Precisely we consider mentioned single capacitor paradox at theoretically and experimentally well-known realistic model of the single capacitor discharge by connection of capacitor plates using conductive wire and switch with realistic electrical resistance. Here after transition from open state (switch OFF position) in the closed state (switch ON position), theoretically and experimentally unambiguous and well-known exponential discharge of the capacitor occurs as well as corresponding total loss of the initial energy of the electrical field between capacitor plates. Given energy loss is simply and consistently explained by work of the electrical field by movement of the electric charge from one in the other plate of the capacitor. Here electrical resistance has no any explicit role and in this sense it can be effectively neglected. Two capacitors paradox is explained in the analogous way.

Publisher URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.0648

DOI: arXiv:0912.0648v3

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