Wilson experiment

Wilson experiment

[′wil·sən ik‚sper·ə·mənt] (electromagnetism) An experiment that tests the validity of electromagnetic theory; a hollow cylinder of dielectric material, having layers of metal on its outer and inner cylindrical surfaces, is rotated about its axis in a magnetic field parallel to the axis; a sensitive electrometer, connected to the metal layers, indicates a charge that has the magnitude and sign predicted by theory.