Can we obtain a permanently polarized ice?

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The experiment discusses whether ice can be permanently polarized after being subjected to a uniform electrostatic field during rapid cooling. It raises questions about the nature of water's polarization, given its diamagnetic properties. The discussion clarifies that the focus is on electric fields rather than magnetic ones, which influences the outcome. Concerns are expressed about the feasibility of freezing magnetic force lines into ice. Ultimately, the consensus suggests that permanent polarization in ice may not be achievable due to the inherent properties of water and ice.
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What is the result of the following experiment?

We put an amount of water in a uniform electrostatic field. We get a polarisation.
Keeping the polarizing field, we cool rapidly the water until it became solid.
We turn off the polarizing field.
Do we obtain a permanently polarized piece of ice? If not, what prevents that from
happening?
 
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I did not realize that you could polarise water given it's diamagnetic nature. I would imagine that the water would set up an orbital magnetic field under the influence of an external magnetic field, I'm not sure that you actually could freeze magnetic force lines into frozen water, but if you could; it would be a diamagnetic orbital field and not a polarised one...I think?
 
He's talking about an electric field, not a magnetic one Velikovsky.
 
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