Negative Voltage vs. Negative Pressure

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The discussion explores the relationship between negative voltage and negative pressure, questioning if they are directly related in a non-equilibrium system of charged particles. It suggests that regions with irregular charge distribution may exhibit negative voltage and, consequently, negative pressure due to the energy associated with these gaps. However, participants clarify that negative energy does not necessarily imply negative pressure, emphasizing that energy can be adjusted by an arbitrary constant. The conversation highlights the complexity of these concepts and the need for precise definitions in calculations. Ultimately, the relationship between negative changes in pressure and voltage remains ambiguous and requires further clarification.
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Assume conservation of energy and conservation of charge for a system such that:

constant_{1}=energy_{system}/charge_{system}

constant_{2}=energy_{system}=constant_{1}*Coulombs

constant_{1}=voltage_{system}

What is "negative" voltage?

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/4655/4643

I am doing the following right? Or is the relationship between negative voltage and negative pressure not this easy?

Assume that the system of charged particles is not in equilibrium. Assume that the system is closed. The charges will clump irregularly. The spaces in between will have negative voltage. If we assume that these parts of the systems compose mostly of cations (e.g. H+), this means that energy in the gaps between the charge clumps is negative. The empty regions would have a negative pressure, because energy corresponds to pressure * volume.

http://www.google.com/search?q="negative+voltage"+"negative+pressure" ;)
 
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Your calculation of "voltage" (presumably, you mean electrostatic potential) is incorrect. And what does pressure have anything to do with this? No, negative energy does not mean negative pressure. Energy is only defined up to an arbitrary additive constant. I can always make the energy positive if I wish.
 
Gokul43201 said:
Your calculation of "voltage" (presumably, you mean electrostatic potential) is incorrect. And what does pressure have anything to do with this? No, negative energy does not mean negative pressure. Energy is only defined up to an arbitrary additive constant. I can always make the energy positive if I wish.

When I said energy, what I really meant was pressure * volume. Should have clarified that. The point of the post was to ask/verify if negative changes in pressures are related to negative changes in voltage.
 
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