Re: [Phys-l] defn of capacitance

["Bob Sciamanda" <trebor@winbeam.com>]

Textbook treatments of this subject include a proof that the Cij's are a 
function only of geometry.  This is an important part of the usefulness of 
this model.  Your treatment does not seem to include this point.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Denker" <jsd@av8n.com>
To: "Forum for Physics Educators" <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] defn of capacitance


> Hi --
>
> Recently I reorganized and greatly expanded my discussion
> of the definition of capacitance and the procedures for
> calculating capacitance matrices.  I decided to give it
> its own web page:
>  http://www.av8n.com/physics/capacitance.htm
>
> Note that formerly this was just a subsection of the page
> on solving Laplace's equation numerically using spreadsheets:
>  http://www.av8n.com/physics/laplace.htm
>
> Keeping these two topics separate seems to be an improvement.
> Let me know if there are any questions, suggestions, et cetera.
>
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