Does electrostatic shielding work both ways?

We demonstrate that there is a sense in which electrostatic shielding works both ways and that Richard Feynman's discussion to this effect in The Feynman Lectures on Physics, though ambiguous, is not incorrect.

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Published in:Physics education 1998-09, Vol.33 (5), p.319-321
Main Authors: Sharma, Natthi L, Reid, David D
Format: Article
Language:English
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Electrostatic shielding
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Summary:We demonstrate that there is a sense in which electrostatic shielding works both ways and that Richard Feynman's discussion to this effect in The Feynman Lectures on Physics, though ambiguous, is not incorrect.
ISSN:0031-9120
1361-6552
DOI:10.1088/0031-9120/33/5/017