Relativistic energy of a moving spherical capacitor
Classical Physics
2007-11-29 v1
Abstract
We discuss the relativistic transformation of the energy of a charged spherical capacitor. The energy stored in the electromagnetic fields observed by an uniformly moving frame is related to that of the rest frame by a factor different from . Considering the energy and the stresses in the capacitor shells we show that the total energy of the system satisfies the expected relativistic transformation.
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@article{arxiv.0711.4501,
title = {Relativistic energy of a moving spherical capacitor},
author = {Nelson R. F. Braga and Gustavo Sophia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.4501},
year = {2007}
}
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8 pages, 3 figures