Electrostatics and Its Measurement

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Scientific Paper
Title Electrostatics and Its Measurement
Author(s) Richard L Hull
Keywords charge location, displacement currents, dissectable capacitor, electrometers, measurement, instrumentation, isotropic capacity, permittivity
Published 1997
Journal Electric Spacecraft Journal
Number 20
Pages 8-14

Abstract

In this article, Hull gives a broad overview of electrostatics, its potential for producing forces, and what instruments might be desirable in a modest experimental lab for investigating electrostatic phenomena. He also questions the meaning of ?displacement currents.?