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The 52 pages that link to Capacitor, each with the reason it gives.

• Electric fieldRelated: A capacitor creates a controllable field to store electrical energy.

• Alternating currentRelated: A capacitor's response to AC depends on frequency and phase.

• ElectrostaticsBroader topic: It uses controlled electrostatic geometry to store electrical energy.

• CapacitanceBroader topic: A capacitor is the practical device whose charge-to-voltage ratio is its capacitance.

• Direct currentRelated: A capacitor blocks steady-state DC after charging but passes changing current during transients.

• DielectricRelated: A dielectric between its conductors increases capacitance and helps determine its voltage limit.

• ElectrochemistryCompared with: Unlike batteries, ordinary capacitors store charge without relying on bulk redox reactions.

• InductorCompared with: Capacitors store electric-field energy, complementing the magnetic-field storage of inductors.

• Electrical insulatorRelated: An insulating dielectric separates its conductors and increases charge storage.

• Electrical impedanceRelated: Its reactance decreases as signal frequency increases.

• Dynamic random-access memoryBroader topic: Each DRAM bit is represented by charge held in a small capacitor.

• BatteryCompared with: Capacitors store energy electrostatically, unlike batteries’ chemical storage.

• MicaRelated: Mica has served as a stable dielectric in precision capacitors.

• ResistorCompared with: Unlike a resistor, it stores energy rather than continuously dissipating it as heat.

• Electric circuitRelated: Capacitors store charge and shape changing voltages in circuits.

• Exponential decayRelated: A discharging capacitor loses charge exponentially in a simple resistor-capacitor circuit.

• Voltage dividerRelated: Capacitors can form frequency-dependent dividers with resistors or other capacitors.

• Power electronicsRelated: Capacitors filter voltage ripple and buffer energy at converter inputs and outputs.

• Electrostatic inductionRelated: Induction separates charge between its conductors when a voltage is applied.

• Reactive powerRelated: An ideal capacitor alternately absorbs and returns electric-field energy.

• Electric polarizationRelated: Polarization increases capacitance by reducing the field produced by a given free charge.

• LC circuitBroader topic: Its electric field stores energy that drives current through the inductor.

• RC circuitBroader topic: Its changing charge produces the characteristic voltage response in an RC circuit.

• Switch-mode power supplyRelated: Input and output capacitors smooth pulsed currents and reduce voltage ripple.

• Circuit analysisBroader topic: Its time-dependent relation shapes transient and alternating-current solutions.

• Electric potential differenceRelated: Its stored charge and energy depend on the potential difference across its conductors.

• Electric potential energyRelated: Its stored energy is electric potential energy associated with separated charges.

• ElectronicsRelated: Capacitors store charge and shape changing signals in circuits.

• Jack KilbyRelated: A capacitor was another circuit element included in Kilby’s 1958 demonstration.

• Relative permittivityRelated: The dielectric’s relative permittivity helps determine a capacitor’s capacitance.

• Ceramic capacitorNarrower topic: Ceramic capacitors are one dielectric-based design within this broader component family.

• Displacement currentBroader topic: A changing voltage produces displacement current across its insulating gap.

• Equivalent series resistanceBroader topic: A real capacitor’s ESR models losses in its conductors and dielectric.

• Volatile memoryRelated: A DRAM cell uses a capacitor’s charge to represent a bit temporarily.

• Dielectric polarizationRelated: A dielectric’s polarization increases capacitance by reducing the internal field for a given free charge.

• Leyden jarNarrower topic: The Leyden jar is an early form of this broader class of component.

• Memory cellRelated: In dynamic memory, capacitor charge represents the cell’s data.

• NiobiumRelated: Niobium oxides can serve as dielectric materials in some capacitor designs.

• Electric batteryCompared with: Capacitors store charge electrostatically, unlike batteries, which store energy chemically.

• Atanasoff–Berry computerRelated: Capacitors stored binary digits on rotating drums.

• Electrolytic capacitorNarrower topic: Electrolytic capacitors are one polarized, high-capacitance branch of this broader component family.

• FaradRelated: A capacitor's capacitance, expressed in farads, relates its stored charge to voltage.

• John Vincent AtanasoffNarrower topic: The ABC stored binary digits as charge on capacitors mounted on rotating drums.

• Aluminium foilRelated: Aluminium foil serves as an electrode in many wound and electrolytic capacitor designs.

• Electronic circuitRelated: Its changing charge lets circuits filter signals, store energy, and set timing.

• Electronic componentBroader topic: Capacitors store charge and shape changing signals.

• Frank PantridgeRelated: A capacitor stored the energy needed for the portable defibrillator’s shock.

• Analogue electronicsBroader topic: Its frequency-dependent behavior enables coupling, filtering, and timing.

• Charge (electricity)Related: It stores separated charge on its conductors.

• Displacement current densityRelated: Between its plates, changing electric displacement accounts for magnetic effects despite the insulating gap.