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    Guillaume Smet
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    In the toy model A we add an electric charge. In the real world we do not add charge but change the charge distribution. The addition of an extra charge gives an increased repulsion, which lowers the energy. If we were to take the charge from the dumbbell, so the overall charge stays the same, it should give a positive contribution to the energy.

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