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Re: funny capacitor




It is a good pedagogical exercise to emphasize that the energy
resides only in the cells of empty space. Here are some details:



One needs to be real careful with statements like the above.

See section 2.4.4 3rd edition Griffiths, where it is pointed out that in
electro-statics you can equally well regard the energy as residing in the
charges and in their configuration.

Joel