Get a copy of Electric and Magnetic Interactions by Chabay and Sherwood
for an excellent explanation why, at very close range, the interaction
between tapes becomes attractive. This text will reveal electrostatics in
far greater depth of understanding than anything else I have seen.
Don Boys
Don Boys, Physics
University of Michigan-Flint
303 E. Kearsley
Flint MI 48502
(810) 762-3397; FAX (810) 766-6780
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