Inertial polarization of dielectrics

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that accelerated motion of dielectrics induces polarization, with potential differences proportional to acceleration and influenced by dielectric properties, revealing a novel inertial polarization effect.

Contribution

It introduces the concept that accelerated motion causes dielectric polarization and quantifies how potential difference depends on acceleration and dielectric parameters.

Findings

Potential difference is proportional to acceleration.

Polarization depends on dielectric area and permittivity.

Inertial polarization is hardly affected by dielectric thickness.

Abstract

It was proved that accelerated motion of a linear dielectric causes its polarization. Accelerated translational motion of a dielectric's plate leads to the positive charge of the surface facing the direction of motion. Metal plates of a capacitor were used to register polarized charges on a dielectric's surface. Potential difference between the capacitor plates is proportional to acceleration, when acceleration is constant potential difference grows with the increase of a dielectric's area, of its permittivity and is hardly dependant on a dielectric's thickness