The properties of liquid water in electric and magnetic fields

A new model of liquid water is proposed, which involves the liquid-crystall ine phase, namely, the presence of linearly ordered chains of water molecul es and large clusters of these molecules. The presence of linearly ordered chains and clusters in liquid water makes itself evident after the exposure of water to low-frequency electromagnetic radiation. The kinetics of the l inearly ordered chains is described by nonlinear excitations (solitons). A hydrodynamic equation describing the behavior of this model system was deri ved. On the basis of the model, the dimensions of clusters were determined ( similar to 600 Angstrom). The calculated values of dielectric permeabilit y in the range of low frequencies appeared to be close to their experimenta lly obtained values. A tenfold increase in the stationary value of dielectr ic permeability compared with the known value of the dielectric constant in the frequency range of 10(4) - 10(6) Hz was predicted. The frequency depen dence of dielectric permeability in this range was studied.