Electric Definition and 1000 Threads
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Electric Field at the end of a Half-Infinite Cylinder
The approach used in the book uses polar coordinates. I was wondering if my approach would still be correct. I set up the problem such that the midpoint of one face of the cylinder is at the origin while the midpoint of the other end's face is at the point (##l##,0). The surface area of the...- cwill53
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- Cylinder Electric Electric field Field
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I Understanding Feynman's Relativistic Electric Field Equation
Feynman's Lectures, vol. 1 Ch. 28, Eq. 28.3 is ##r'## is the distance to the apparent position of the charge. Feynman wrote, "Of the terms appearing in (28.3), the first one evidently goes inversely as the square of the distance, and the second is only a correction for delay, so it is easy...- bryanso
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- Electric Electric field Field Relativistic
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Electric Field Between two Parallel Conducting Plates of Equal Charge
Attached is the subsection of the book I am referring to. The previous section states that the electric field magnitude at any point set up by a charged nonconducting infinite sheet (with uniform charge distribution) is ##E = \frac{\sigma}{2\epsilon_0}##. Then we move onto the attached...- rtareen
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- Charge Conducting Conductor Electric Electric field Field Parallel Plates
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Electric field a distance z from the center of a spherical surface
Well, I really don't understand what is the use of the hint. I try to solve this problem with Coulomb's Law and try to do in spherical coordinates and got very messy infinitesimal field due to the charge of infinitesimal surface element of the sphere. Here what I got: $$\vec{r}=\vec{r_P} +...- agnimusayoti
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- Center Electric Electric field Field Spherical Surface
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Potential Energy of an Electric Dipole in a Uniform Field
I have a lot of questions about this single concept. You don't have to answer the questions in the order that I ask, if it is convenient to answer them in a different order. 1. When the dipole moment ##\vec{p}## is in the same direction as the electric field (uniform) it has the least potential...- rtareen
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- Dipole Electric Electric dipole Energy Field Potential Potential energy Uniform Uniform field
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B How does the electric field of an electron compare to its probability wave?
A single electron sitting in a void has an electric field that spreads out evenly in all directions as far as there is open empty space to allow it, is this roughly a correct statement? Let's say we now introduce a singe proton into the void, 100 miles from the electron - it will also have an...- DarkMattrHole
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- Compare Electric Electric field Electron Field Probability Wave
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How to calculate the induced charge in an electric field
Maybe I should use this?- stanlee
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- Charge Electric Electric field Electrostatic induction Field Induced Induced charge
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Physics Bachelors in physics with a minor in electric and computer engineering
I am considering getting a physics bachelors with a minor in electric and computer engineering. I want to study computers and the hardware behind them, but also study the physics aspects of them. I also am considering going to graduate school to get a masters or PhD and doing research into...- sciencemathematics1
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- Bachelors Computer Computer engineering Electric Engineering Minor Physics
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Why is the Electric Field of a Polarized Atom Different in Textbooks?
The question is like this: The solution is like this: However, according to the equation for ##E_{dip}## , what I think is that it should be: $$E=\frac {1}{4 \pi \epsilon_o} \frac {qd}{d^3} \hat {\mathbf z} $$, where I take the centre of the sphere in figure 2 as the centre of the...- Tony Hau
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- Atom Electric Electric field Field
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Electric Field and Continuous Charge Distribution
I sort of understand the meaning of this integral, but I don't know how to evaluate it. I have never evaluated a volume integral. It would be very helpful if someone could explain in other words what this integral means and give an example evaluating it. This is from Purcell's Electricity and...- cwill53
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- Charge Charge distribution Continuous Continuous charge distribution Distribution Electric Electric field Field
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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What happens when an uncharged object is brought into an electric field?
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- Electric Electric field Field Uncharged
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Electric Field inside the material of a hollow conducting sphere
Let's say I place a positive point charge inside a hollow conducting sphere. If we take a Gaussian surface through the material of the conductor, we know the field inside the material of the conductor is 0, which implies that there is a -ve charge on the inner wall to make the net enclosed...- preachingpirate24
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- Classical mechanics Conducting Conducting sphere Electric Electric field Electric flux Electrostatics Field Gauss's law Material Sphere
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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I Electric field inside a Superconductor
I was reading chapter 3 of this book https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Superconductivity-by-James-Arnett/9780198507567, which is a brief introduction to superconductivity. It is stated that inside a superconductor the Electric filed is always zero. This is deduced from the equation...- dRic2
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- Electric Electric field Field Superconductor
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- Forum: Atomic and Condensed Matter
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What is the meaning of electric field "immediately outside the surface"?
Today when I am reading Griffith's electrodymamics on surface charge and force on conductors, I have come across two very ambiguous terms: electric field at the surface and immediately outside the surface. The context of these two words is as follows: The electric field immediately outside is...- Tony Hau
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- Electric Electric field Field Outside Surface
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Calculation with this electric circuit (battery and resistors)
Hey, I am struggling a bit, als I try to solve this problem - I‘d say all five statements are correct, but it is said, that one must be incorrect- AnneX
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- Calculation Circuit Electric Electric circuit Resistors
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I Changing the effective mass of an electron using electric potentials?
The Dirac equation for an electron in the presence of an electromagnetic 4-potential ##A_\mu##, where ##\hbar=c=1##, is given by $$\gamma^\mu\big(i\partial_\mu-eA_\mu\big)\psi-m_e\psi=0.\tag{1}$$ I assume the Weyl basis so that $$\psi=\begin{pmatrix}\psi_L\\\psi_R\end{pmatrix}\hbox{ and...- jcap
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- Dirac equation Effective mass Electric Electron Inertia Mass Potentials
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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Relation between electric motor and battery current, peak etc.
Good afternoon guys, I was making some researches about building my own EV and its' specifications but I have a few no direct answered questions and some of them I humbly ask the help for you guys, based on the configuration example below. Considering that I hypothetically have an electric DC...- Jon Zimmer
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- Battery Current Electric Electric motor Motor Peak Relation
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Verifying Coordinate System for Electric and Magnetic Forces
The attached file is the coordinate system I've used a) $$\vec{E}=\dfrac{\vec{F_e}}{q}=\dfrac{1,10\cdot{10^{-13}}\hat{j}\;N}{1,6\cdot{10^{-19}}\;C}=6,88\cdot{10^5}\hat{j}\;N/C$$ b) $$\sum{\vec{F_{net}}}=\vec{0}=\vec{F_e}+\vec{F_m}$$...- mcastillo356
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- Coordinate Coordinate system Electric Forces Magnetic System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Continuity equation of the electric field
According to the continuity equation of the electric field (i.e., ▽·Ε = 0) a decrease in cross-section area will increase the electric field strength, Why is that?- speaknow
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- Continuity Continuity equation Electric Electric field Field
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I Equivalence principle: an electric charge and a coil
The near-range magnetic field ##\vec{B}## of a point charge ##q## at distance ##\vec{r}##, moving at a non-relativistic velocity ##\vec{v}##, is given by $$\vec{B}=\frac{q}{4\pi\epsilon_0c^2}\frac{\vec{v}\times\hat{r}}{r^2}.$$ Faraday's law of induction for the induced EMF ##V_c## in a coil...- jcap
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- Charge Coil Electric Electric charge Electromagetism Equivalence Equivalence principle General relativity Principle
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Electric field in a spherical shell
So for the Gaussian theorem we know that $$ \frac{Q}{e} = \vec E \cdot \vec S $$ Q's value is known so we don't need to express it as $$Q=(4/3)\pi*(R_2 ^3-R_1 ^3)*d$$ where d is the density of the charge in the volume. I've expressed the surface $$S=4\pi*x^2$$ where x is the distance of a point...- curiosissimo
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- Electric Electric field Field Shell Spherical Spherical shell
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Electric Field of Point Charge at y=r and an Infinitely Long Cylinder
Let point charge q be at y=r. Let there be an infinite conducting plane along the x-axis and z-axis that is neutrally charged. In this case, the method of mirror charges can be used. The plane is replaced by a point charge -q at y=-r. The electric field for y > 0 is the same in both cases...- MrBlank
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- Charge Cylinder Electric Electric field Field Point Point charge
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Do any electric lights have statistical lifetimes X~Exp(λ)?
I've come across a number of problems in elementary probability theory and statistics that can be exemplified as follows: Naturally, real lamps decay over time, so their lifetimes can't be memoryless. With that being said, is the exponential distribution a good approximation for the...- Combinatus
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- Electric Lights Statistical
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Are electric circuits considered as electrostatics or electrodynamics?
Thanks in advance!- Anti Hydrogen
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- Circuits Classical physics Elecrtomagnetism Electric Electric circuits Electrodynamics Electrostatics
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How does electron speed affect electric power?
I've got a quick question on the relationship between the kinetic energy of individual electrons and the total electrical energy they create. I have a radioisotope - a beta emitter - which produces electrons with around 1 MeV (1.60218×10-13 Joules / 4.45049×10-17 Watt-hours) of energy. I keep...- Aakash Sunkari
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- Electric Electrical energy Electron Power Speed
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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What are the assumptions for solving the charged conducting disk problem?
Not sure how the problem set up initially as no diagram was provided in the question. Please help me to start with the solution. Your assumptions and educated guess are appreciated.- hairey94
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- Electric Electric potential Energy Potential
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Increasing electric potential and electric field
Hello everybody! I want to check out if I've solved correctly: ##\Delta{V}=-E\Delta{x}## ##\dfrac{\Delta{V}}{\Delta{x}}=-E## ##\dfrac{15\;V}{10^{-2}\;m}=-E## ##1,5\times{10^3}\;N/C=-E## ##\vec{E}## direction it's oriented into the XY plane Thanks!- mcastillo356
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- Electric Electric field Electric potential Field Increasing Potential
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Electric field produced by a uniform charge density on a wall
I couldn't solve the question. Can you help me?- Jamesdn
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- Charge Charge density Density Electric Electric field Field Phsyics produced Uniform Wall
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How Do Kirchhoff's Laws Help Calculate I1, I2, and I3 in a Circuit?
According to the circuit in the figure; Can you calculate the values of the currents I1, I2, and I3. Can you send me a detailed solution to understand?- Jamesdn
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- Calculation Current Current calculation Electric Electric current Physics
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Electric force between two equal parallel rings of charge
The problem is symmetric around the z axis, thus the force must be in the z direction only. I tried dividing both rings into differential elements, then integrating through the upper ring to get the z component of the total force on the upper ring due to a differential element of the lower ring...- Flaming Physicist
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- Charge Electric Electric force Electrostatics Force Parallel Rings
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How do I proceed with two different trig functions containing x on the left?
Given the total angles in the x direction, I set up this: (mg/cos(x))*sin(x)-Fe=0 then isolated for x: mgtan(x)=(kq^2)/(2*sin^2x) sin^2(x)*tan(x)=(kq^2)/(2mg) From here I am stuck. How do I go forward when x is contained in two different trig functions on the left?- DerbisEternal
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- Angle Balls Charged Electric Electricity Pendulum Strings
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Electric field inside a spherical cavity inside a dielectric
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- Cavity Dielectric Electric Electric field Field Spherical
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Electric field within a battery
I've been reading through this paper to try and get a better understanding of how batteries work. The analysis there is fine (they consider a voltaic cell to charge a capacitor in order to derive ##\Delta V=\varepsilon##, and go via an energy route), but it doesn't really touch upon the fields...- etotheipi
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- Battery Electric Electric field Field
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Electric field at (0,0) for this charged square conductor
Can we assume that square charge resembles a sphere shell, and think like electric field at sphere shell's center is 0.- requied
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- Charged Conductor Electric Electric field Field Gauss law Square
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Electric potential:Potential difference of test charge
Electric potential energy at initial: Ee=kq1q2/r =(9 ×10 ^9×1.5×10^-6×(-5)×10^-6)/0.1 =-0.675J Electric potential energy at the closer point: Ee=kq1q2/r =(9 ×10^9×1.5×10^-6×(-5)×10^-6)/0.05 =-1.35J Δv=ΔEe/q =(-1.35+0.675)/1.5×10^-6 =4.5×10^5V or: Initial position...- yuminie
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- Charge Difference Electric Test
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Electric dipole moment vs electric current dipole moment
I have to estimate the electric dipole moment of an NV center in units of Am. I know that for a regular electric dipole moment it can be estimated using p=ed. With e=1.6*10^-19 and d=0.1 nm (interatomic distance), this however is in units Cm. I don't know how to go to Am- Hamsi
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- Current Dipole Dipole moment Electric Electric current Electric dipole Moment
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Electric current is not a vector while electric current density is a vector
Why is electric current not a vector while electric current density is a vector? What's the intrinsic difference between the two through that surface integral?- feynman1
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- Current Current density Density Electric Electric current Vector
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Electric circuit -- Ohm's second law
I want to know ohm's second law i search many times about it but every time the result is about ohm's first only, so can anyone help me??- MARIAM507
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- Circuit Electric Electric circuit Law Second law
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Modulus of the electric field created by a sphere
I think the right solution is c). I'll pass on my reasoning to you: R=6\, \textrm{cm}=0'06\, \textrm{m} \sigma =\dfrac{10}{\pi} \, \textrm{nC/m}^2=\dfrac{1\cdot 10^{-8}}{\pi}\, \textrm{C/m}^2 P=0'03\, \textrm{m} P'=10\, \textrm{cm}=0,1\, \textrm{m} Point P: \left. \phi =\oint E\cdot...- Guillem_dlc
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- Electric Electric field Field Gauss law Modulus Sphere
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Electric field and electric potential exercise
a) \vec{F}=\vec{E}\cdot q \phi =\oint \vec{E}d\vec{S}=\oint \vec{E}d\vec{S}=\underbrace{\oint \vec{E}d\vec{S}}_{\textrm{FACES } \perp}+\underbrace{\oint \vec{E}d\vec{S}}_{\textrm{FACES } \parallel}=0+\oint EdS\cdot \underbrace{\cos 0}_1= E2S \dfrac{Q_{enc}}{\varepsilon_0}=\phi \left...- Guillem_dlc
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- Electric Electric field Electric potential Exercise Field Flux Potential
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Electric field at the center of a sphere
My first impression was the electric field is 0 at the center of the sphere, but it turned out not the case. My understanding when problems refer surface charge density, is that the charge exists only on the surface and it is hollow inside the sphere. Am i correct? Using the electric field...- Physicslearner500039
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- Center Electric Electric field Field Sphere
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Electric Current and Resistance
I have attached my solution to this problem but I think I got the wrong answer.- zoyash
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- Current Electric Electric current Resistance
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Work Done by an Induced Electric Field
I have drawn a picture of what the induced electric field will look like, and I have determined its magnitude both within and outside of the magnetic field. I was able to get the right answer for part (b) with this information, but I don't understand why the answer for part (c) is 0 J. It...- KC374
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- Electric Electric field Faraday's law Field Induced Induced electric field Work Work done
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Electric field due to a straight rod
The net electric field is ## 2dE \cos\theta ## ## dE = \lambda dx/(4\pi\epsilon (x^2 +r^2)) \\ 2dE \cos\theta = 2r\lambda dx /(4\pi\epsilon (x^2 +r^2)^\frac 3 2) \\ E_{net} = 2\lambda r /(4\pi\epsilon) \int_0^a dx /( (x^2 +r^2)^\frac 3 2) \\ E_{net} = 2\lambda r /(4\pi\epsilon) [\frac x...- Physicslearner500039
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- Electric Electric field Field Rod
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Calculating Electric Field: A Failed Attempt
I tried getting E by dividing volts and distance since I know the distance between the two plates is .352 m but it did not work- Zero
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- Electric Electric field Field
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Electric Field of a Point Charge and Thin Ring: A Comparative Analysis
I thought it was easy but i am not getting the correct answer The electric field due the point charge q is ## E1 = q/(4\pi\epsilon x^2) ## The electric field due to the thin ring of radius R is considering the electric field due to the element charge dq (dS) ## dE2 = dq/4\pi\epsilon (x^2 + R^2)...- Physicslearner500039
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- Calculation Electric Electric field Field
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The orgin of the superposition principle of electric field
Isn't the superposition principle of electric field just force being addable? Jackson's electrodynamics says it's based on the premise of linear Maxwell's equations. Which support(s) the superposition principle?- feynman1
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- Electric Electric field Field Principle Superposition Superposition principle
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Is an electric superheater radiant or convective?
Hello everyone, I am dynamically modelling a electric superheater. During the calculation I need to calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient. Can someone tell me which calculation do I need to use to calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient, radiant or convective? Please clear my...- vishnu123
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Parameterize Radial Vector of Electric Field due to Spherical Shell
Homework statement: Find the electric field a distance z from the center of a spherical shell of radius R that carries a uniform charge density σ. Relevant Equations: Gauss' Law $$\vec{E}=k\int\frac{\sigma}{r^2}\hat{r}da$$ My Attempt: By using the spherical symmetry, it is fairly obvious...- Cedric Chia
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- Electric Electric field Electromagnetism Field Gauss law Parameterize Radial Shell Spherical Spherical shell Vector
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Ambiguity when taking the Earth as a zero for electric potential
When you ground something in electrostatics, the potential of that body becomes the potential of the Earth once equilibrium has been reached. In this context, it is usually taken that the Earth is at 0V. There are two possibilities for this. Either the constant of integration is chosen such that...- etotheipi
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- Earth Electric Electric potential Potential Zero
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- Forum: Electromagnetism