{"product_id":"troutona-trouton-noble","title":"Troutona – The Trouton–Noble Experiment \/ Torque = 0 Physics Sticker","description":"\u003cp\u003eTroutona, an armoured experimenter, studies a glowing charged plate hanging in a frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Physics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Earth moved through an ether, a charged capacitor hanging on a fine wire should feel a torque turning its plates to face the motion. In 1903 Frederick Trouton and H. R. Noble looked for it (Phil. Trans. A 202, 165, published 1904). They found none: the torque was zero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etorque = 0\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003etorque: turning effect on the suspended capacitor (N·m)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Michelson–Morley, the null result fits special relativity: there is no ether frame to detect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHonest caveat:\u003c\/em\u003e Explaining the zero properly needs relativistic treatment of the stresses holding the capacitor, a puzzle debated for decades. This is not Trouton's rule for boiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOn the sticker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTroutona holds up a glowing cube hanging inside a suspended frame. Printed text: \u003cstrong\u003eTROUTONA\u003c\/strong\u003e with the line \u003cstrong\u003eTORQUE = 0\u003c\/strong\u003e. Pixel-art kiss-cut vinyl sticker, white, in 2″, 3″, 4″ and 6″ sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":50964290797671,"sku":"14941642619470816989","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":50964290830439,"sku":"22073392391767072461","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":50964290863207,"sku":"18054504566856174409","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":50964290895975,"sku":"28518555919545874280","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/8746\/9159\/files\/12951466976915109283_1200.jpg?v=1793664661","url":"https:\/\/pixelatedphysics.com\/pl\/products\/troutona-trouton-noble","provider":"Pixelated Physics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}