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Find the electric field intensity from an infinite line charge
what I've done so far? -i've determined the vector between the point (4, 0, 0) and the point P. (4, 6, 8) - (4, 0, 0) (0, 6, 8) -The norm of this vector is the radial distance of the line to point P (the value of “ρ” in the formula) √(0^2 + 6^2 + 8^2) = 10 -> ρ = 10 -and its unit vector is...- math132003
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- Charge Electric Electric field Electric field intensity Field Infinite Intensity Line Line charge
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Electric field problem using Gauss' law: Point charge moving near a line charge
F = qE ma = (2*10^-6) * (λ / (2pi*r*ε0) ) ma = (2*10^-6) * (4*10^-6 / (2pi*4*ε0) ) => I am not certain what to put for r ( But I sub in 4 because dist is 4) a = ( (2*10^-6) * (4*10^-6 / (2pi*4*ε0) ) )/ 0.1 a = 0.35950 v^2 = U^2 + 2 a s v = 0 u^2 = -2 a s => Can't sqrt negative so...- wcjy
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- Charge Electric Electric field Electric force Field Gauss Gauss law Gauss' law Kinematic Law Line Line charge Point Point charge
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Minimal substitution on the Lagrangian of the complex KG field
a) I think I got this one right. Please let me know otherwise We have (let's leave the ##x## dependence of the fields implicit :wink:) $$\mathscr{L} = N \Big(\partial_{\alpha} \phi \partial^{\alpha} \phi^{\dagger} - \mu^2 \phi \phi^{\dagger} \Big) = \partial_{\alpha} \phi^{\dagger}...- JD_PM
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- Complex Field Lagrangian Substitution
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Help finding the equilibrium position of an electric field
I seem completely lost at this. I barely know where to begin. I know that the forces will sum to 0 but the vectoral nature of the question is really confusing me. Best I have is that the distance between e and q2 has to be sqrt(2) times the distance between e and q1. I don't know where to go...- connor8771
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- Electric Electric field Equilibrium Field Position
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Uniform Field Gap (Rogowski profile) Electrode Design
Hi, I am interested in designing an electrode that reduces the peak e-field intensity at the edges of the electrode. I've read some papers and it looks like there are quite a few. I'm not really familiar with the terms, so I decided to start off with what looks like is one of the simpler ones...- js2020
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- Design Electrode Field Gap Uniform Uniform field
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Electric Field Divergence of Monochromatic Plane Wave: Why is it Zero?
Why is the divergence of an amplitude of an electric field of a monochromatic plane wave zero?- zb23
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- Divergence Electric Electric field Field Plane Wave Zero
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Help me find the electric field vector
I have these equations in my book, but I don't know how I can use them in this problem Electric field of a plane has surface electric density σ: E = σ/2εε₀ Ostrogradski - Gauss theorem: Φ₀ = integral DdS Can someone help me :((- bln1230
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- Electric Electric feild Electric field Field Flux Vector
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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The motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field
qvB=mv^2/R R=mv/qB= p/qB ! As you can see, the difference between this relation and the relation in question is in 'c'. Maybe my way is wrong. Maybe I should get help from relativity because the speed of light is involved here. Please help. Thankful- peace
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- Charged Charged particle Electro dynamics Electromagentic Field Magnetic Magnetic field Mechancis Motion Particle
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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B Understanding the active/passive transformation of a scalar field
##\mathcal{P}## is a point in Minkowski spacetime ##M##, and ##\varphi_1: U \in M \mapsto \mathbb{R}^4## and ##\varphi_2: U \in M \mapsto \mathbb{R}^4## are two coordinate systems on the spacetime. A scalar field is a function ##\Phi(\mathcal{P}): M \mapsto \mathbb{R}##, and we can define...- etotheipi
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- Field Scalar Scalar field Transformation
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Finding equations for electric field lines
Hi, I am interested in finding the equation for electric field equipotential lines. Ideally, it would be nice to have one equation that worked to find it for different geometries. Unfortunately, I don't think that exists. Assuming it does not exist, I think I would probably have to either solve...- js2020
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- Electric Electric field Electric field lines Field Field lines Lines
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Gravitational Field Multiple Choice Help
1. I believe that the gravitational field strength would decrease because it is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the centre of the Earth, g∝1/r^2. Gravitational potential energy at large distances is directly proportional to the masses and inversely proportional to the...- AN630078
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- Choice Field Gravitational Gravitational field Multiple Multiple choice
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I AC circuit and non-conservative field
*Please refer to the attached question file- kidsasd987
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- Ac Ac circuit Circuit Field
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Gravitational Field Strength at the equator and poles
1. The centripetal force is equal to F= mv^2/r. The velocity of the Earth can be found by: V=2πr/T T=1 day = 24 hr*60min*60sec=86400 s v=2π*6.4 x 10^6/86400 s v=465.4211 ... ~465 ms^-1 to 3.s.f Therefore, F=1*465/6.4 x 10^6 F=98/1280000=7.265626 *10^-5 ~7.3 *10^-5 N Would this be correct since...- AN630078
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- Equator Field Field strength Gravitational Gravitational field Gravitational field strength Poles Strength
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Maximum electric field at the surface of a Van de Graaff generator
I know that the potential of the sphere at its surface is ##V(a)=kQ/a##, and the electric field generated by it is ##E(a)=kQ/a^2##, which gives me ##V(a)=aE(a)##. When the electric field at the surface is as in the question, we have...- archaic
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- Electric Electric field Field Generator Maximum Surface Van de graaff
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Electric field due to a flat hollow disk
I would like if my procedure is correct ... Due to the symmetry of the problem, I only worry about the vertical coordinate of the field, so I will work with the magnitude of the field, and I will treat the problem in polar coordinates. ##E= \int_{R_1} ^ {R_2} \int_{0} ^ {\pi} \frac {\sigma...- madafo3435
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- Disk Electric Electric field Field Flat
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Subtle scientific insight in the field of economics. :)
I didn't really want to create another thread just to make a (hopefully) humorous observation but on the other hand to link to this paper under a "cranky science" header hardly seems fair. Especially when I really haven't read the thing in it's entirety. One very scientific statement piqued my...- sbrothy
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- Economics Field Insight Scientific
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Magnetic field of a point charge moving uniformly
Everywhere I look online I see the formula for the magnetic field of a uniformly moving charge is, $$\frac{\mu_0 q \vec v \times \vec r}{4\pi r^3}$$ but when I calculate it by transforming the electrostatic field (taking the motion along x) I get, $$\frac{\gamma \mu_0 q \vec v \times \vec...- Hiero
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- Charge Field Magnetic Magnetic field Point Point charge
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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AC Electric Field vs DC Electric Field?
I have an object that will be under DC excitation in operation but will be qualified using 60 Hz AC. Because of this, I am interested in 2 simulations. 1) I would like to simulate E-field intensity representing a 60 Hz excitation. Do I need to do a transient simulation to truly get this value...- js2020
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- Ac Dc Electric Electric field Field
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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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 Object in or out of a circular field of view? (celestial coordinate system)
In celestial coordinate system (right ascension/declination), how to check if an object with position RA and dec is within a given circular field of view of radius R (in arcminutes) and centred at (0,0)? R is small in this case so I assumed that I could compute the distance d of the object from...- vladivostok
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- Circular Coordinate Coordinate system Field Field of view System
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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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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Divergence of a radial field ##F=\hat{r}/r^{2+\varepsilon}##
Following (1), \begin{align*} \text{div} F = \vec{\nabla} \cdot \vec{F} &= \frac{1}{r^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial r} \left( r^2 F_{r}\right) \\ &= \frac{1}{r^2} \frac{\partial }{\partial r} \left( r^2 \frac{1}{r^{2+\varepsilon}}\right) \\ &= \frac{1}{r^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial r}...- PhysicsKush
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- Divergence Electricity and magnetism Field Radial
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I Stability of circular orbits in an arbitrary central force field
In this chapter, the stability of an object orbiting in a circular orbit of radius r_c in an arbitrary force field f is considered. The author arrives at the equation of a harmonic oscillator, for small deviations x from the circular orbit: \ddot{x} + \left[-3\frac{f(r_c)}{r_c} -...- pop_ianosd
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- Central force Circular Field Force Orbital mecahnics Orbits Stability
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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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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Using Gauss' Law to find the field at a point
Attached is problem 23.03 from Halliday and Resnick. We have a sphere of uniform negative charge Q = -16e and radius R = 10cm. at the center of the sphere is a positively charged particle with charge q = +5e. We are supposed to use Gauss' law to find the magnitude of the electric field at...- rtareen
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- Field Gauss Gauss' law Law Point
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I Renormalization of scalar field theory
I was reading about the renormalization of ##\phi^4## theory and it was mentioned that in order to renormalize the 2-point function ##\Gamma^{(2)}(p)## we add the counterterm : \delta \mathcal{L}_1 = -\dfrac{gm^2}{32\pi \epsilon^2}\phi^2 to the Lagrangian, which should give rise to a...- Wledig
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- Field Field theory Qft Quantum field theory Renormalization Scalar Scalar field Theory
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- Forum: High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
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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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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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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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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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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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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Medical How to find a scientist who researches a specific field?
I have a Hypothesis on one potential cause for allergies and a potential cure based on that hypothesis. Unfortunately I have absolutely no way to test my hypothesis, Is there any way for me to get in contact with people studying that field?- Steven Ellet
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- Field Scientist Specific
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- Forum: Biology and Medical
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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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Is that field conservative? If yes, why is the work not null?
my problem is the following: this vector field is conservative ( i checked the partial derivative) means the work around a closed path must be zero!√but still the solution says otherwise: any hints? explanation? thanks a lot!- Amaelle
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- Field Work
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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What is the mistake in calculating the magnetic field in this problem?
The problem is simple, but have one confusion, if i substitute the values given, I get ## B = \frac {10^{-7}(6*10^{-6})[(8*10^6 \vec j) \times (-0.5\vec j + 0.5 \vec k)]} {r^2} ## ## B = 48\mu T\vec i## First thing the answer does not match. I don't see the angle in calculations between ##\vec...- Physicslearner500039
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- Field Magnetic Magnetic field
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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A Philosophy of quantum field theory
I usually don't read papers on philosophy of quantum field theory, but this one is really good: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/8890/ In particular, the prelude which I quote here is a true gem: "Once upon a time there was a community of physicists. This community be- lieved, and had good...- Demystifier
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- Field Field theory Philosophy Quantum Quantum field theory Theory
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- Forum: Quantum Interpretations and Foundations
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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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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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Find the magnitude and direction of the Magnetic field required
i tried to draw the directions of the parameters The direction of B is clear since then the Force will be in the positive X direction. I am bit confused with the direction of Force, how would i draw it and the components. Is the gravitational force i have drawn is correct? Do we have better...- Physicslearner500039
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- Direction Field Magnetic Magnetic field Magnitude Magnitude and direction
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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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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Field of a Trianglular Solenoid
No calculators or equations are needed for this question. The correct answer is supposedly "The field is strongest at point Y" and I have no idea why. I even coughed-up the following, but still can't see how this is the right answer.- Taulant Sholla
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- Field Solenoid
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Finding the current in Field winding
The problem seems to be easy but i don't get the correct answer. a. The current in the field coils. The net resistance of Rf = 106 and Rr = 5.9 is ## Reff = \frac {(106 * 5.9)} {(106.9 + 5.9)} = 5.54 ## ## \frac { 120 - E} {5.9} = 4.82 => E = 91.562 ## ## If = \frac { 120 - 91.562} {106} =...- Physicslearner500039
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- Current Field Winding
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Finding Scalar Curl and Divergence from a Picture of Vector Field
For divergence: We learned to draw a circle at different locations and to see if gas is expanding/contracting. Whenever the y-coordinate is positive, the gas seems to be expanding, and it's contracting when negative. I find it hard to tell if the gas is expanding or contracting as I go to the...- Rippling Hysteresis
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- Curl Divergence Field Picture Scalar Vector Vector field
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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B Gradient of scalar field is zero everywhere given boundary conditions
I'm struggling with a few steps of this argument. It's given that we have a surface ##S## bounding a volume ##V##, and a scalar field ##\phi## such that ##\nabla^2 \phi = 0## everywhere inside ##S##, and that ##\nabla \phi## is orthogonal to ##S## at all points on the surface. They say this is...- etotheipi
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- Boundary Boundary conditions Conditions Field Gradient Scalar Scalar field Zero
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- Forum: General Math
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A Heisenberg equations of Klein-Gordon Field in Space-Time
Hi, there. I am reading An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory by Peskin and Schroeder. I am confused about some equations in section 2.4 The Klein-Gordon Field in Space-Time. It computes the Heisenberg equations of ##\phi \left ( x \right )## and ##\pi \left ( x \right)## as (in page 25) ##...- Haorong Wu
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- Field Heisenberg Klein-gordon Space-time
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I Proving Antisymmetry of Electromagnetic Field Tensor with 4-Force
I've already made a post about this topic here, but I realized that I didn't understand the explanation on that post. in Chapter 7 of Rindler's book on relativity, in section about electromagnetic field tensor, he states that _and introducing a factor 1/c for later convenience, we can ‘guess’...- Little Gravity
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- Electromagnetic Electromagnetic field Electromagnetic tensor Field Field tensor Special relativity Tensor Tensor calculus
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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I How to prove that some fields are different aspects of one general field?
Hi! I know some theorists believe all quantum fields and gravitational field are different aspects of one universal field. What does that formally (e.g. mathematically) mean "to be different aspects of" and how can one prove, let's say, fields A and B are different aspects of C? By the way, I...- SEYED2001
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- Field Fields General Qft
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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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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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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B Defining the derivative of a vector field component
I'm reading 'Core Principles of Special and General Relativity' by Luscombe, specifically the introductory section on problems with defining usual notion of differentiation for tensor fields. I'll quote the relevant part: Since the equation above is a notational mess, here's my attempt to...- Shirish
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- Component Derivative Field Vector Vector field
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- Forum: Differential Geometry