How does an ideal vacuum have a dielectric breakdown voltage of 10^12 MV/m? If there is nothing there, then how can electricity pass through it? Submitted by skovalen t3_124n2sg on March 28, 2023 at 12:23 PM in askscience 40 comments 132
[deleted] t1_je2eekv wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:27 PM Reply to comment by mfb- in How does an ideal vacuum have a dielectric breakdown voltage of 10^12 MV/m? If there is nothing there, then how can electricity pass through it? by skovalen [removed] Permalink Parent −3− axolotl_afternoons t1_je2rt7f wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:04 AM There's no matter present, but there's electrons, protons, and ions? These things are not matter? Permalink Parent 5 [deleted] t1_je2stnj wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:12 AM [removed] Permalink Parent −3− [deleted] t1_je2tx0e wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:20 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 0 mfb- t1_je40is2 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:50 AM This is just a popular science myth. It's not an actual physical process. Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_je4vb6k wrote on March 29, 2023 at 1:03 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1
axolotl_afternoons t1_je2rt7f wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:04 AM There's no matter present, but there's electrons, protons, and ions? These things are not matter? Permalink Parent 5 [deleted] t1_je2stnj wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:12 AM [removed] Permalink Parent −3− [deleted] t1_je2tx0e wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:20 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 0 mfb- t1_je40is2 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:50 AM This is just a popular science myth. It's not an actual physical process. Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_je4vb6k wrote on March 29, 2023 at 1:03 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1
[deleted] t1_je2stnj wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:12 AM [removed] Permalink Parent −3− [deleted] t1_je2tx0e wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:20 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 0 mfb- t1_je40is2 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:50 AM This is just a popular science myth. It's not an actual physical process. Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_je4vb6k wrote on March 29, 2023 at 1:03 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1
[deleted] t1_je2tx0e wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:20 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 0 mfb- t1_je40is2 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:50 AM This is just a popular science myth. It's not an actual physical process. Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_je4vb6k wrote on March 29, 2023 at 1:03 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1
mfb- t1_je40is2 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:50 AM This is just a popular science myth. It's not an actual physical process. Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_je4vb6k wrote on March 29, 2023 at 1:03 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1
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