Trouton-noble paradox revisited

DOI10.1007/S10701-007-9116-XMaRDI QIDQ2642655zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Tomislav Ivezić

Publication date 17 August 2007

Published in Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0606176

zbMATH Keywords

4D geometric quantitiesTrouton-Noble paradox

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special relativity (83A05) Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

Abstract: An apparent paradox is obtained in all previous treatments of the Trouton-Noble experiment; there is a three-dimensional torque in an inertial frame S in which a thin parallel-plate capacitor is moving, but there is no 3D torque in S', the rest frame of the capacitor. In this paper instead of using 3D quantities and their ``apparent transformations we deal with 4D geometric quantities their Lorentz transformations and equations with them. We introduce a new decomposition of the torque N (bivector) into 1-vectors N_{s} and N_{t}. It is shown that in the frame of ``fiducial observers, in which the observers who measure N_{s} and N_{t} are at rest, and in the standard basis, only the spatial components N_{s}^{i} and N_{t}^{i} remain, which can be associated with components of two 3D torques. In such treatment with 4D geometric quantities the mentioned paradox does not appear. The presented explanation is in a complete agreement with the principle of relativity and with the Trouton-Noble experiment without the introduction of any additional torque.

Recommendations

• The Trouton-Noble paradox
• Four-dimensional geometric quantities versus the usual three-dimensional quantities: the resolution of Jackson's paradox
• Axiomatic geometric formulation of electromagnetism with only one axiom: the field equation for the bivector field F with an explanation of the Trouton-Noble experiment
• Thomas precession: where is the torque? Another solution to the problem
• Lorentz transformation of a system carrying ``hidden momentum

Cites work

• Axiomatic geometric formulation of electromagnetism with only one axiom: the field equation for the bivector field F with an explanation of the Trouton-Noble experiment
• Four-dimensional geometric quantities versus the usual three-dimensional quantities: the resolution of Jackson's paradox
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3166120 (Why is no real title available?)
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2010195 (Why is no real title available?)
• New foundations for classical mechanics
• The Trouton-Noble paradox
• True and apparent transformations, classical electrons, and relativistic thermodynamics

Cited in

(4)

• Propagation of sound in an infinite two-part duct carrying mean flow inserted axially into a larger infinite duct with wall impedance discontinuity
• The Trouton-Noble paradox
• Learning from paradoxes
• Four-dimensional geometric quantities versus the usual three-dimensional quantities: the resolution of Jackson's paradox

This page was built for publication: Trouton-noble paradox revisited

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q2642655)