| Over the last five weeks of class, we've have spent a lot of time modeling [[184_notes:charge|stationary charges and their interactions]], including [[184_notes:pc_force|electric force]], [[184_notes:pc_efield|electric field]], [[184_notes:pc_energy|electric potential energy]], and [[184_notes:pc_potential|electric potential]]. We've discussed these ideas in the context of point charges, [[184_notes:line_fields|lines of charge]], and [[184_notes:dist_charges|distributions (or volumes) of charge]]. This week, we will shift our focus to modeling moving charges - which has incredibly important applications for how electricity and circuits work. Using what we know about charges and electric field, we will start with one simple question: what would happen if we connected two charged, parallel plates with a thin, conducting wire? | Thus far in class, we've have spent a lot of time modeling [[184_notes:charge|stationary charges and their interactions]], including [[184_notes:pc_force|electric force]], [[184_notes:pc_efield|electric field]], [[184_notes:pc_energy|electric potential energy]], and [[184_notes:pc_potential|electric potential]]. We've discussed these ideas in the context of point charges, [[184_notes:line_fields|lines of charge]], and [[184_notes:dist_charges|distributions (or volumes) of charge]]. Now, we will shift our focus to modeling moving charges - which has incredibly important applications for how electricity and circuits work. Using what we know about charges and electric field, we will start with one simple question: what would happen if we connected two charged, parallel plates with a thin, conducting wire? |