Because like charges repel each other, a knot that is free to move will arrange itself so as to keep neighbouring strands as far apart as possible in order to minimise
its electrostatic energy.
Progress in ab initio QM / MM free energy simulations of
electrostatic energies in proteins: Accelerated QM / MM studies of pKa, redox reactions and solv ation free energies.
Not exact matches
One type of
energy harvester, and an inspiration for the new work, is known as an
electrostatic capacitor.
No electrons are emitted for radiation with a frequency below that of the threshold, as the electrons are unable to gain sufficient
energy to overcome the
electrostatic barrier presented by the termination of the crystalline surface.
But it now looks as if the most interesting «
energy» concept for knots is not elastic, but
electrostatic, as suggested in 1987 by S. Fukuhara of Tsuda College, Tokyo.
As an alternative to the mainline approaches to fusion
energy, Dr. Hirsch puts forth his research idea from the 1970s of inertial
electrostatic confinement (IEC).
Can you (emphasis on you) prove that the presence of any field (gravitational,
electrostatic, or whatever you like) can create a situation where internal
energy is equal everywhere even though the temperature is not?