On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 03:29:27 -0500 David <[email protected]> wrote:
> Capacitors and inductors have an associated Q while lacking a resonate > frequency except for parasitic elements. Their Q increases with > frequency up to a point; does that apply to a spinning body? I guess > it depends on the loss mechanism. The Q of an inductor (or capacitor) is defined at a specific frequency. You can see it as the Q factor that would be achieved, if the inductor (capacitor) would be paired up with an ideal capacitor (inductor) with a value such, that it would result in the specified frequency. Hence, if you increase the frequency, the Q factor increases for an inductor. Conversly, the Q factor of an capacitor decreases with increasing frequency. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductor#Q_factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor#Q_factor Attila Kinali -- It is upon moral qualities that a society is ultimately founded. All the prosperity and technological sophistication in the world is of no use without that foundation. -- Miss Matheson, The Diamond Age, Neil Stephenson _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
