This is a homework problem of a EM course:
Calculate the potential energy, per ion, for an infinite one-dimensional ionic crystal, that is, a row of equally spaced charges of magnitude e and alternating sign.
Hint: The power series expansion of ln(1+x) may be useful.
Here's my...
I think you shouldn't depend too much on the derived formula in the textbooks. Try to derive the formula base on the theory you learn.
I have drawn a diagram for you. I hope you can try again before reading my solution.
the first thing we can write down is the snell's law:
n_a \sin a' =...
I think I really made a mistake. The Fourier series of x^4 should be:
x^4 = \frac{\pi^4}{5} + \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \left( (-1)^n \frac{8(n^2\pi^2-6)}{n^4} \cos(nx) \right)
then put x = \pi, the result follows
I am not sure I am 100% correct but what I got is slightly different from what we need.
We have
\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n^2} = \frac{\pi^2}{6}
If we consider the Fourier series of f(x)=x^4
x^4 = \frac{\pi}{5} + \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n \left( \frac{8 \pi^2}{n^2} - \frac{48}{n^4 \pi}...
thanks a lot, OlderDan and PBRMEASAP! :rofl: thanks!
the applet is very useful coz i don't have mathematica in my computer. I will try each method very carefully.
actually i am not sure whether it is a book problem or a homework given by a professor. i am self-learning lagrangian...
I am trying to solve the following problem:
A particle of mass m is constrained to move under gravity with no friction on the surface xy=z. What is the trajectory of the particle if it starts from rest at (x,y,z) = (1,-1,-1) with z-axis vertical?
The lagrangian is...
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Find the net force that the southern hemisphere of a uniformly charged sphere exerts on the northern hemisphere. Express your answer in terms of the radius R and the total charge Q
[the "model" answer is \frac{1}{4 \pi \epsilon_0} \frac{3 Q^2}{16 R^2}]
my attempt:
regard two hemispheres...
A few months later, I will have a choice between "theoretical physics stream" and "applied physics stream". but i don't know which one is more suitable for me.
In high school, I would definitely choose theoretical stream coz I hated doing experiment so much. But after one semester in...