This chapter introduces a new type of electrical component, the capacitor. The capacitor is a device that can store electrical energy. Capacitors are measured by their capacitance, which is the amou...This chapter introduces a new type of electrical component, the capacitor. The capacitor is a device that can store electrical energy. Capacitors are measured by their capacitance, which is the amount of charge that can be stored on the device per unit voltage applied.
Lichtenberg figures, named for the German physicist Georg Christof Lichtenberg (1742–1799), are tree-like branch patterns with the “branches” are created by the dielectric breakdown produced by a stro...Lichtenberg figures, named for the German physicist Georg Christof Lichtenberg (1742–1799), are tree-like branch patterns with the “branches” are created by the dielectric breakdown produced by a strong electric field.
Lichtenberg figures, named for the German physicist Georg Christof Lichtenberg (1742–1799), are tree-like branch patterns with the “branches” are created by the dielectric breakdown produced by a stro...Lichtenberg figures, named for the German physicist Georg Christof Lichtenberg (1742–1799), are tree-like branch patterns with the “branches” are created by the dielectric breakdown produced by a strong electric field.
