Paschen's law

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo gaseous electrical discharges
gptkbp:category physics
electrical breakdown
gptkbp:describes breakdown voltage in gases
gptkbp:explains why breakdown voltage varies with pressure and distance
gptkbp:form V = f(pd)
gptkbp:formedBy 1889
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paschen's law
gptkbp:minimumBreakdownVoltage occurs at specific pd value
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Friedrich_Paschen
gptkbp:relatedTo pressure
breakdown voltage
gap distance
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:high_voltage_engineering
electrical engineering
plasma physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Friedrich_Paschen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5