Dave, I did not know that. So, for example, a uniformly charged circular ring spinning like a wheel will not radiate? Will it radiate if it is rotating about its diameter?
Harry On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 11:26 PM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: > Harry, it is certainly true that the current flows in a loop. The important > issue is that each tiny portion of the loop radiates a signal as it > accelerates, but that the integration of all of the individual signals > balance out and results in no net radiation. A circular loop of current > will thus demonstrate a near field which is the magnetic moment of the loop, > but does not generate a far field of radiation. The near field component of > the signal does not result in energy loss with time. > > The motion of a single point charge does result in a far field radiation > pattern since it accelerates along the circular path and does not have a > balancing mechanism. The trick is in the balance. > > For the above reasons there would be no energy loss as a result of the > current flow if it consisted of a continuous charge distribution orbiting a > nucleus. That is not true for a point charge following the same path. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> > To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > Sent: Sun, Mar 24, 2013 10:28 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: CMNS: only a perfect LENR theory should attack other > theories > > On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 9:00 PM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: >> Harry, >> >> An electron would not spiral into the nucleus if it is a continuous charge >> instead of a point source. Think of it as a steady DC current which >> generates a magnetic field that does not radiate energy like an >> accelerated >> charge. This model is likely not correct, but it would achieve what you >> are >> discussing. >> >> Dave > > All current flows in a loop so acceleration must occur in some zones > in the loop. > > Harry >
