The specific scenario given was a sphere with uniform charge density is placed in an elevator, so I suppose the charge distribution would change if the sphere was a conductor? so then the charge would be on the outer surface of the sphere. This is why I was unsure, I wasn't positive if the...
Specifically, if I had a sphere or cylinder that accelerated upward or downward, it's clear that the distribution of charge, rho, would shift. However would the density turn into some function of increasing rho as the radius increases? I assumed that the density of charge would basically turn...