Matter's solidity is an illusion
caused by the electric fields created by subatomic particles.
Not exact matches
A neutral particle approaching a surface feels an attractive
electric potential first, then a repulsive one
caused by the surface's
electric field.
An
electric field causes the diamonds to flip into square shapes, changing the structure of the crystal and altering its overall length
by up to 10 per cent.
Map of the modelled changes in
electric field caused by the St Patrick's Day storm, where blue is low and red is high.
They pointed out that if magnetic or
electric fields that varied over space were applied to atoms, the scattering force
caused by the laser light would not necessarily be proportional to the light intensity.
Electro - thermal simulations, performed
by PhD candidate Sampo Inkinen, showed that a combination of current - induced sample heating and
electric -
field - directed ion migration
causes the switching effect.
One prediction of their model is that a constant
electric field, used in concert with random forces
caused by heat in the cell environment, can initiate and sustain the motion of a polaron along a polypeptide chain.