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We obtain the following analytical formula which describes the dependence of the electric potential of a point-like charge on the distance away from it in the direction of an external magnetic field B: \Phi(z) = e/|z| [ 1-…
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We study minimum energy configurations of $N$ particles in $\R^3$ of charge -1 (`electrons') in the potential of $M$ particles of charges $Z_\alpha>0$ (`atomic nuclei'). In a suitable large-N limit, we determine the asymptotic electron…
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A new molecular dynamics model in which the point charges on atomic sites are allowed to fluctuate in response to the environment is developed and applied to water. The idea for treating charges as variables is based on the concept of…
Both electron and its neutrino possess not only the anomalous magnetic moment but also each of the existing types of electric charges and their dipole moments. Any of them can interact with field of emission leading to the elastic…
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