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DanielSank
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I've always assumed AC to be just another kind of current. However, I've recently heard this statement:

There is no real current in AC, and we use the concept of current only to make understanding of AC easier.

"There is no real current in AC, and we use the concept of current only to make understanding of AC easier."Is this statement true? Why or why not?

My Questions

  • Is this statement true?
    • If yes, why?
    • If not, why not?

My thoughts

The only thing similar I've seen in Physicsphysics is the concept of centrifugal force (a force which doesn't exist but we imagine to help with our understanding). Could this be something similar? I've found nothing on Wikipedia.

I've always assumed AC to be just another kind of current. However, I've recently heard this statement:

"There is no real current in AC, and we use the concept of current only to make understanding of AC easier."

My Questions

  • Is this statement true?
    • If yes, why?
    • If not, why not?

My thoughts

The only thing similar I've seen in Physics is the concept of centrifugal force (a force which doesn't exist but we imagine to help with our understanding). Could this be something similar? I've found nothing on Wikipedia.

I've always assumed AC to be just another kind of current. However, I've recently heard this statement:

There is no real current in AC, and we use the concept of current only to make understanding of AC easier.

Is this statement true? Why or why not?

The only thing similar I've seen in physics is the concept of centrifugal force (a force which doesn't exist but we imagine to help with our understanding). Could this be something similar? I've found nothing on Wikipedia.

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Myungjin Hyun
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Is there no real current in AC?

I've always assumed AC to be just another kind of current. However, I've recently heard this statement:

"There is no real current in AC, and we use the concept of current only to make understanding of AC easier."

My Questions

  • Is this statement true?
    • If yes, why?
    • If not, why not?

My thoughts

The only thing similar I've seen in Physics is the concept of centrifugal force (a force which doesn't exist but we imagine to help with our understanding). Could this be something similar? I've found nothing on Wikipedia.