Model for an electrostatic capacitor in Einstein-Maxwell theory
Abstract
A general relativistic model of a parallel-plate electrostatic capacitor is presented. The spacetime is a solution to the Einstein--Maxwell equations and involves class of solution previously studied by Vesel\'{y} and \v{Z}ofka (V\v{Z}). In particular, the parts containing curvature singularities are cut out and the remaining regular section is glued to asymptotically-Minkowski spacetimes. In essence, this results in a curved electro-vacuum V\v{Z} spacetime sandwiched on both sides by exterior spacetimes with vanishing electromagnetic fields. Junction conditions require the presence of charged matter on the boundaries. We interpret this configuration as a parallel-plate capacitor with gravitational effects induced by the strong electric fields. The spherical capacitor is briefly considered.
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@article{arxiv.2302.03192,
title = {Model for an electrostatic capacitor in Einstein-Maxwell theory},
author = {Ian Khai-Shuen Ng and Wei Zheng Choo and Yen-Kheng Lim},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.03192},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
17 pages, 3 figures. New section about spherical capacitor is added. A coordinate-independent notion of capacitance is introduced