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View SchemaCan a charged ring levitate a neutral, polarizable object? Can Earnshaw's Theorem be extended to such objects?
| Authors | Stephen Minter, Raymond Chiao |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0701277 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0701277 |
| DOI | 10.1134/S1054660X07070079 |
Abstract
Stable electrostatic levitation and trapping of a neutral, polarizable object by a charged ring is shown to be theoretically impossible. Earnshaw's Theorem precludes the existence of such a stable, neutral particle trap.
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