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Re:Paradoxical Crystal Baffles Physicists by morganvachon on Monday July 13, 2015 @07:45AM (#9877480)
No, generally a thicker cable is a better conductor because its resistance is lower. If it were merely a matter of surface conductivity this wouldn't necessarily be true. However, internal conductivity and surface conductivity can be affected by magnetic fields:

http://faculty.wwu.edu/vawter/physicsnet/Topics/Gauss/IdealC...

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Re:Paradoxical Crystal Baffles Physicists by amelius on Monday July 13, 2015 @07:53AM (#9877505)
There is also a tendency for currents to creep towards the surface of the conductor at high frequencies, see [1], although this is ultimately also caused by internally generated electromagnetic fields.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_effect

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