I thought the total time included both charges relocation and field travel times.
I think the speed of the electromagnetic field is the greatest speed in any medium and so its 'time' is the least and so Te<Tc and Te<<Tc do not make sense to me.
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I think the speed of the electromagnetic field is the greatest speed in any medium and so its 'time' is the least and so Te<Tc and Te<<Tc do not make sense to me.
mivey
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Is there an echo in here? The field provides feedback that influences the relocation so it has to be part of the equation.
Sorry that you don't understand. I've provided some information for you so it is up to you to learn. Did you consider looking up relaxation times? I'll help with specific questions but not general statements of what you do or do not believe or understand.
It is not clear how field speed influences charges relocation speed,
mivey
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If the light crossing time is not much much smaller than the circuit time constant, then the light crossing time is a significant factor in the time for the surface charge to redistribute.
Think of an RC circuit with a large decay time: the light crossing time is essentially infinitely small thus the feedback time is insignificant. For a circuit with an RC time constant that is simply larger than the light crossing time but not much much greater, the relaxation time of the circuit is limited by both the RC constant and the light crossing time thus the feedback time is significant.
mivey
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Fast circuits of course.
Please describe in brief the mechanics involved.
mivey
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I already have covered the basics.
No. You did not cover the fast circuits mechanics which involves data transfer.
mivey
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I've not set out to teach a course in electrodynamics, QED, and circuits. I've given you some fundamental concepts and I think you should do some research on your own. I'll help but don't feel like spoon-feeding and/or sparring at the moment. There are plenty of papers out there you can read that cover it in gory detail.
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Give it a rest, willya? Your throwing down the gauntlet every time someone says something you disagree with or don't understand is getting a little tiresome.
Did. Found that in fast circuits, where optic fiber cable is used, only modulated electromagnetic wave i.e the light carries the data without involving any charges relocation. So in my view the charges relocation does nothing more than absorb electromagnetic wave energy in fast circuits data transfer.
But mivey does not seem to be tired!
mivey
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Little? You are being Mr. Diplomacy today.
mivey
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I was thinking research more along the lines of what I was talking about.
What has that got to do with timing?
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It is tiresome. But I do get bored sometimes and reply when I feel like it.
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Its like bouncing a ball against a wall, it passes the time but does not present any challenge.
mivey
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That pretty much sums it up.
It slows down the field (due to wire resistance)?
I thought you were interested.
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