English Explanatory Dictionary

Earnshaw's theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A theorem stating that a collection of point charges cannot be maintained in a stable stationary equilibrium configuration solely by the electrostatic interaction of the charges.

Word forms

Earnshaw's theorem

Etymology

First proven by British mathematician Samuel Earnshaw in 1842.

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