Mhh, I did not know that the energy is delivered by the electromagnetic waves around the wires, not by the electronsn the wire. Did you?
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67 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln 8 Jan
I guess I kinda knew? But more by knowledge of the equations? I don't think I ever really interpreted them in that way. My courses on electromagnetism were focused on the engineering part and how to get the observables for our circuits rather than the underlying physics. So, on second thought, the answer is: no I didn't know. It makes sense now that I see this video, but I'd not have been able to answer before seeing it. I hope students of physics, rather than the engineering ones, got better knowledge on this topic.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 8 Jan
I recall having learned this, but I found my E&M courses really damn confusing.
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63 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 8 Jan
I did know that electromagnetic fields could induce current through empty space, but I didn't know about the overall conclusion that even in a wired circuit the power is not coming from moving electrons.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 8 Jan
I did know that (past tense on purpose). Thanks for the reminder.
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