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Feb13-08, 07:35 PM   #1
 

Dirac Delta function and charge density.


I have a line charge of length L and charge density /lambda on the Z-axis. I need to express the charge density in terms of the Dirac Delta function of theta and phi. How would I go about doing this?
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Feb13-08, 07:53 PM   #2
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[tex]\rho=\lambda\delta(1-\cos\theta)U(L-r))/(2\pi r^2)[/tex],
where U is the unit step function, should be the charge density in spherical coordinates.
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