In 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol, was ratified. It went into effect on January 16, 1920âbeginning the era known as Prohibition.
Because time constant calculations are important, and often needed, it is better to make the definition of the time constant (T) in a CR circuit: THE TIME TAKEN FOR THE VOLTAGE ACROSS A CAPACITOR TO INCREASE BY 63.2% OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ITS PRESENT AND FINAL VALUES.
If the conductor is made from a material with infinite conductivity, the relaxation time is zero. That means the current will keep flowing though the cage without any problem and that the electric field in the conductor is ALWAYS zero.