Phase transitions occur in various systems in electric field. To treat such problems we need to construct a Ginzburg-Landau free energy including electrostatic interactions and electric field effects under each given boundary condition.1) The gross variables include the order parameter ψ, the polarization p, and the charge density ρ. (Note ψ = p in ferroelectric systems.) In this letter we pres...

Theoretical studies show that surface reconstruction in some crystals involves splitting the surface atomic layer into two-upper and lower-sublayers consisting of atoms with only positive or only negative effective electric charges, respectively. In a macroscopic crystal with an almost infinite surface, the electric field induced by such a surface-dipole is practically totally concentrated betw...

The mean-field dynamics of an electric dipole moment in a deterministic and a fluctuating electric field is solved to obtain the average over fluctuations of the dipole moment and the angular momentum as a function of time for a Gaussian white-noise stochastic electric field. The components of the average electric dipole moment and the average angular momentum along the deterministic electric-f...

Impulse over-voltages are very common phenomena in electric power systems. Switching impulses are created by switching surges or local faults while lightning impulses are due to lightning strikes to overhead lines. Both impulses can travel as waves in the system, damaging insulation components and equipment. This paper shows that there may well be a reduction in electric field strength of the i...

Field amplified sample stacking (FASS) is used to increase sample concentrations in electrokinetic flows. The technique uses conductivity gradients to establish a non-uniform electric field that accumulates ions within a conductivity gradient, and can be readily integrated with capillary electrophoresis. Conductivity gradients also cause gradients in near-wall electroosmotic flow velocities. Th...

Power measurement systems, such as Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) structures, require installation of special voltage and current instrument transformers connected to the energized conductor to collect data from the power line. While non-contacting methods of current monitoring are already well known and implemented, the contactless voltage monitoring is still lacking. This paper describes a tun...

Static electric fields are found throughout the environment and there is growing interest in how electric fields influence insect behaviour. Here we have analysed the locomotory behaviour of cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) in response to static electric fields at levels equal to and above those found in the natural environment. Walking behaviour (including velocity, distance moved, turn ang...

In this work, we demonstrate the possibility to modify the electric-field distribution of a radio frequency (RF) coil to generate electric field-free zones in the body without significantly altering the transmit sensitivity. Because implant heating is directly related to the electric-field distribution, implant-friendly RF transmit coils can be obtained by this approach. We propose a linear bir...

Electrical currents in resistive materials must be driven by an internal electric field E = J/ς , where J is the current density and ς is the electrical conductivity. The internal electric field must be shaped by an appropriate density σ of surface electrical charge. In practice, the surface charge density is quite small, and is often neglected in discussions of electrical currents. Some except...