Earnshaw's theorem
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First proven by British mathematician Samuel Earnshaw in 1842.
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Earnshaw
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A theorem stating that a collection of point charges cannot be maintained in a stable stationary equilibrium configuration solely by the electrostatic interaction of the charges.
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