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On interaction of two closely spaced charged conducting spheres

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Electrostatic interaction between two charged conducting spheres is analyzed in the case of a small spacing between them, when the polarization effects are significant. It is shown that short-range polarization forces result in the attraction of the like-charged spheres. At a sufficiently small spacing, this attraction replaces repulsive forces acting on like charges.

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  1. Demidov State University, Sovetskaya ul. 14, Yaroslavl, 150000, Russia

    E. A. Shcherba, A. I. Grigor’ev & V. A. Koromyslov

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Translated from Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) Fiziki, Vol. 72, No. 1, 2002, pp. 15–19.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2002 by Shcherba, Grigor’ev, Koromyslov.

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Shcherba, E.A., Grigor’ev, A.I. & Koromyslov, V.A. On interaction of two closely spaced charged conducting spheres. Tech. Phys. 47, 13–17 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1435884

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