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" we propose the following animation: Electricity as surface-to-surface rotational gearing between electron-shells on atoms (see movie below). " That's not th
by tom-thistime 6y ago
" we propose the following animation: Electricity as surface-to-surface rotational gearing between electron-shells on atoms (see movie below). "
That's not the mechanism for ordinary electrical conduction in metals. In my opinion the resulting visualization is very misleading.
EDIT: I recommend the excellent Hyperphysics web site. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/ohmmic.h http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/ohmmic.h
- mickfaraday 6y agoWhy? Metals are addressed at the end of the video. Metals can be thought of in the same manner except with complex orbitals that host multi-polar contacts with neighboring atoms.
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- tom-thistime 6y agoIn the lab, electrical conduction transmits charge but does not transmit torque. The proposed mechanism would transmit torque but not charge.
- glogla 6y agoI think the poster is referring to the "electron gas as charge carrier" but personally I'm not exactly sure how things fit together.
- mickfaraday 6y agoCharge is symbolized by directional momentum of rotation here. Transmission of momentum indicates arc'ing of current.
- jabl 6y agoMolecular orbitals are a useful tool when studying, well, molecules. But, it is a simple model that doesn't capture the full complexity of reality. In particular, it doesn't work at all for metals.