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hey if there's anyone who understands this: > ELECTRIC ENERGY is a wave that travels via a column of charge. what's a "column of charge", and where could i re
by uryga 6y ago
hey if there's anyone who understands this:
> ELECTRIC ENERGY is a wave that travels via a column of charge.
what's a "column of charge", and where could i read more about those (preferably online)? i found the term ungoogle-able – i keep getting stuff with "coulomb" instead. (and i'm assuming it's not a typo)
- jimhefferon 6y agoHe has a number of articles. He calls this one "Raw, Un-edited notes ...", which I think suggest reading for a link to a finished version. One such link in the article is this: http://amasci.com/miscon/whatis.html http://amasci.com/miscon/whatis.html
- cygx 6y agowhat's a "column of charge" It's an analogy, providing a correspondence between a column of fluid and a column of charge (the 'electric fluid').
- wbeaty 6y agoThe column of charge inside a metal wire is usually called "metallic electron-sea" or "sea of charge." In other words, all metals are always full of electron-fluid. They're like plumbing pipes, but pipes which are pre-filled with water, with no bubbles allowed. During an electric current, it's the wires' own electrons which begin flowing. (A long thin column of copper is always a long thin column of movable electric charge. So, hook it in a circle, and that creates an invisible "electron flywheel.") See the completed article: http://amasci.com/miscon/elect.html http://amasci.com/miscon/elect.html, a big list of common misconceptions.