Analysis of Trouton-Noble Experiment
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Analysis of Trouton-Noble Experiment |
| Author(s) | Howard C Hayden |
| Keywords | rotational velocity, capacitor, torque |
| Published | 1994 |
| Journal | Galilean Electrodynamics |
| Volume | 5 |
| Number | 4 |
| Pages | 83-85 |
Abstract
Recently, I repeated the famous Trouton-Noble experiment with more-than-adequate sensitivity to detect the torque due to the rotational velocity at the surface of the earth, even with account taken of the dielectric constant of the capacitor, should such a torque exist. The result was null. The present paper shows why there never was any cogent reason to expect a torque, even in classical theory.