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Tough Concentric Spheres with mixed Dielectrics and a air-gap Problem!
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I have concentric spheres with mixed dielectrics. There is an air-gap between the spheres which consist of a permittivity ε0. The radius' are a, b and c and the permittivities of the dielectric portions are ε1 and ε2. An image is attached! What are the potentials in the 4 regions of the image. 2. Relevant equations Laplace's equation in spherical coordinates 1/r^2 ∂/∂r (r^2 ∂V/∂r) = 0 3. The attempt at a solution So, I know from Laplace's equation that r^2 (∂V/∂r) = 0 V = A∫dr/r^2 + B = -A/r + B V(I) (r,θ)= Ʃ A_l*r^l * P_l*(cosθ), where Ʃ goes l=0 to ∞ V(II) (r,θ)=Ʃ (A_l*r^l + B_l/ r^(l+1)) * P_l*(cosθ) V(III) (r,θ)=Ʃ B_l(1/ r^(l+1) - r^l/(r^(2l+1)) * P_l*(cosθ) V(IV) (r,θ)= Ʃ ( B_l/ r^(l+1)) * P_l*(cosθ) - Eo*rcosθ Set up boundary conditions: (I) ε1 ∂V(I)/∂r (a,θ)= ε0 ∂V(II)/∂r (a,θ) (II) V(II) (b,θ)= V(III) (b,θ) (III) ε2 ∂V(III)/∂r (c,θ)= ε0 ∂V(IV)/∂r (c,θ) Went through the process of applying the boundary conditons. Got A1 (I)= -Eo B1 (I)= (Eo R^3 (ε1 - εo))/(ε1 + 2εo) This problem got extremely tough after this!!! I am completely lost now! Is there a simpler way of approaching a problem like this |
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