The Manz Effect Provides a Table-Top Demonstration of Attraction Between Electrostatic Charges of the Same Sign

Author: Thomas A. Manz <tmanz[a]nmsu.edu>
Size: 17 pages (4.39 MB)
Reference: Journal of Space Mixing, 2016, 6, 1-17.

An unusual electronic phase transition was observed in a pair of parallel thin metallized dielectric films. When charged with excess electrons and then grounded, an electronic phase transition occurred during the discharge step that led to a strong attraction between the paired metallized films. This phase transition effectively liquefied the charge carriers. (The effect could also be produced using a deficiency of electrons to create net positive charges.) The resulting electronic phase (and its attractive force) persisted for several days with no apparent decay at ambient temperatures (around 25 C). This electronic phase exhibited free current lifetimes lasting seconds before decay. Specifically, after rotating the films along an axis not parallel to the films, the magnetic field due to rotational motion of the charge carriers relative to the thin films persisted for seconds before dissipation. Extensive experimental and theoretical analysis revealed the attraction between these plates persists even though the static charges on the two plates have like signs. A series of videos and pictures document the effect’s reproducibility. This appears to be the first report of electrostatic attraction between macroscopic distributions of same signed static charge carriers. After extensive investigation, the underlying reason for attraction of like charges was found to be scattering of electromagnetic oscillations off the electrostatic potential kink associated with each confined charge layer. Preliminary calculations and experiments showed this scattering should be most prominent within the infrared and microwave regions. This suggests devices incorporating the effect should find applications for shielding electronic circuits and other objects from electromagnetic oscillations in the infrared and microwave regions.

Keywords: electrostatics, electrostatic charge, electrostatic forces, physics, experiments, electromagnetic scattering, electromagnetic waves

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The Manz Effect Provides a Table-Top Demonstration of Attraction Between Electrostatic Charges of the Same Sign

By Thomas A. Manz

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