----- Original Message ----- From: Harry Veeder <hvee...@ncf.ca> Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:49 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:The Electric Field Outside a Stationary Resistive Wire Carrying a Constant Current
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: mix...@bigpond.com > Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:54 am > Subject: Re: [Vo]:The Electric Field Outside a Stationary Resistive > WireCarrying a Constant Current > > Because there's a pile of them in one place, and that pile gets > > smaller as the > > capacitor/battery drains. Once it's empty, the current does > indeed > > stop. > > Regards, > > > > Yup, but that is not what bothers me. I have been unable to > consistentlyapply the concept of an electric around a circuit with > a steady current > without it ending in a contradiction. > > Harry That should read: Yup, but that is not what bothers me. I have been unable to consistently apply the concept of an _electric field_ around a circuit with a steady current without it ending in a contradiction. harry
