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Re: LF: To Ponder over the weekend

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Subject: Re: LF: To Ponder over the weekend
From: "Alexander S. Yurkov" <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 18:32:24 +0000 (GMT)
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On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, James Moritz wrote:

Here is another conundrum along similar lines - you have two identical, loss-free 1uF capacitors, one is charged to 10V, the other is discharged. You then connect the two in parallel so the total C is now 2uF - charge will flow from the charged capacitor into the discharged capacitor. Assuming charge Q is conserved, and that Q=CV, the voltage must now be 5V. But the stored energy in a capacitor =1/2CV^2, so with the single charged capacitor, the stored energy is 1/2 x 1u x 100 = 50uJ, while with both capacitors in parallel it is only 1/2 x 2u x 25 = 25uJ. So where has the other 25uJ gone?


It is radiated or converted to heat. If there is no any losses (ideal
case) 25uJ is energe of magnetic field (there should be continously
oscilation if there is no disipation...)

But I do not think this is analogy to drained oil...


73 de RA9MB/Alex
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