Would there exist capacitance if the speed of light....

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The discussion centers on the relationship between capacitance and the speed of light, specifically questioning whether capacitance would exist if the speed of light were infinite. Participants agree that modifying electromagnetism is necessary to achieve an infinite speed of light, but most natural modifications would likely retain capacitance due to the fundamental attraction between opposite charges. The consensus is that capacitance is inherently linked to the finite speed of light in current electromagnetic theory.

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...were infinite? In other words: is capacitance a reflex of the finitude of the speed of light? Please elaborate.

Thanks a lot in advance.
 
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You have to modify electromagnetism somehow to get an infinite speed of light. The answer can depend on how you do that. I guess most natural ways to do it would still keep a capacitance, all you need to keep is some attraction between opposite charges.
 

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