The discussion revolves around the relationship between the elementary charge squared and Coulomb's constant, specifically questioning whether the product equals one. Participants are exploring the context of this relationship within the framework of electrostatics.
The discussion is ongoing, with participants providing definitions and questioning assumptions. There is an acknowledgment that the initial premise may not hold true, but no consensus has been reached on the implications of this realization.
Participants mention potential confusion regarding the units and whether to use atomic units (au) in their calculations. There is also a reference to the specific value of Coulomb's constant and the elementary charge, which may influence the calculations being discussed.
Well what is Coulomb's constant?yungwun22 said:Homework Statement
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Then there is nothing left to do since as you have now pointed out in your edited opening post, it is clear thatyungwun22 said:it's 1/(4*pi*episolon naught) where episolon naught is 8.85 x 10^-12 F/m. yes, e is the elementary charge.