Re: The Capacitor problem - once more

[Chuck Britton <britton@ODIE.NCSSM.EDU>]

> Basically what we are doing here is starting in one state with a
> particular energy in the system (the two separated capacitors) and
> moving to a second state with lower energy in the system (the two
> joined capacitors).  Often in this type of situation there is more than
> one way to get from state-1 to state-2.  Appropriate selection of
> capacitor size and wire resistance might push the predominant
> energy-loss mechanism toward E&M waves.  But selecting larger wire
> resistance and larger capacitance can push the predominant energy-loss
> mechanism toward thermal energy.  Jack has described yet another
> interesting pathway in which a third party removes the energy
> difference between state-1 and state-2.
>
> <snip>
In the original capacitor description we simply close a switch.


Let's push the problem to another extreme and assume that the
interconnections are made with SUPERCONDUCTORS!!!!!!

(How is the 'spring-pendulum' model going to address the energy
dissipation that occurs? I'm sure it's possible, just not clear to me
yet.)

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