Like-charge attraction between conductors
= Like-charge attraction between conductors
Conductors with net charges of the same sign can attract because their internal charge distributions respond to one another. A point-charge calculation misses this <electrostatic induction> contribution. Exact conducting-sphere results are given in <Electrostatics of Two Charged Conducting Spheres by John Lekner>.<Electrostatics of Two Charged Conducting Spheres by John Lekner>[Introduction]{ref}