Can a charged ring levitate a neutral, polarizable object? Can Earnshaw's Theorem be extended to such objects?
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physics.gen-ph
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neutralchargedearnshawobjectpolarizableringstabletheorem
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Stable electrostatic levitation and trapping of a neutral, polarizable object by a charged ring is shown to be theoretically impossible. Earnshaw's Theorem precludes the existence of such a stable, neutral particle trap.
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