Open AccessElectrostatic levitation of a dipole
Author(s) -
David J. Griffiths
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
american journal of physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1943-2909
pISSN - 0002-9505
DOI - 10.1119/1.14852
Subject(s) - physics , levitation , dipole , electrostatics , spin stabilized magnetic levitation , classical mechanics , quantum electrodynamics , atomic physics , aerospace engineering , magnetic field , quantum mechanics , magnetic energy , magnet , magnetization , engineering
It is shown that the electric field lines of a electric dipole droop and thus the dipole receives an upward force balancing that of gravity. (AIP)
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