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An infinite-plate capacitor has no fringe
field and cannot affect neighboring wires. As an astute student once
pointed out to Ruth and me, "You could never discharge an infinite-plate
capacitor". There are many situations in physics, including intro physics,
where for a sense of mechanism it's important to stick with not quite
"ideal" objects.
Bruce
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