Gauss law Definition and 181 Threads

Homework Statement Use Gauss' law and symmetry to find electrostatic as a function of position for an infinite plane of charge. Let the charge lie in the yz-plane and denote the charge per unit area by \rho=\alpha*e^{-abs(x/b)} Homework Equations Q=triple integral of density The Attempt at...

1. The Question An isolated conductor of arbitrary shape has a net charge of +10\times10^{-6}C. Inside the conductor is a cavity within which is a point charge q = +3\times10^{-6}C. What is the charge on the outer surface of the conductor? 2. The attempt at a solution On cavity wall...

Homework Statement Assuming that an infinitely long line charge of 50(pC/m) parallel to the y-axis at x=2(m) and z=1(m), determine the electric intensity at the point (-1, 5, -3). The answer given : -0.18(ax0.6 + az0.8)(V/m)Homework Equations Electric field intensity due to an infinite...

Is it possible to find the mass of the Earth based on the Earth's volume mass density, roe = A-Br=R, where A = 1.42 x 104 kg/m3, B = 1.16 x 104 kg/m3, and Earth’s radius R = 6.370 x 106 m I know that based on Gauss Law that (closed integral) g x da = -4Gmin, where g is the total electric...

Is it possible to find the mass of the Earth based on the Earth's volume mass density, roe = A-Br=R, where A = 1.42 x 104 kg/m3, B = 1.16 x 104 kg/m3, and Earth’s radius R = 6.370 x 106 m I know that based on Gauss Law that (closed integral) g x da = -4Gmin, where g is the total electric field...

Homework Statement Problem 1. A block having mass m and charge +Q is connected to an insulating spring having force constant k. The block lies on a frictionless, insulating horizontal track, and the system is immersed in a uniform electric field of magnitude E directed as shown in Figure P25:7...

Homework Statement http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8079/orderyy3.th.jpg Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Well all I know that the smallest will be C, as it's 0 (inside the conductor), I think the next one is A, and I don't know about B and D

I've "derived" the first Maxwell equation of the divergence of the E-field starting at the Coulomb force of a point charge using Gauss law and even the Dirac delta function to justify the divergence at the origin. Now I'm wondering: when you state the law in differential form, i.e. not...

Can gauss law in its equivalent form be used to determine the gravitational field?? If so how??

hey everyone... i want to know why can't we use Gauss law to calculate the electric flux density of a charged disk? and how to calculate it "everywhere"? as coulomb's law calculates it at a certain point only...

Suppose we have a sphere with a uniform surface charge. According to Gauss law the electric field inside such a sphere is zero. So if I put a charge ( let me call it Q from here) in it, it wouldn't experience any force, would it? What I don't understand is this: the charge Q we actually put...

1. A thick conducting cylindrical shell has an inner radius Rsub1 and outer radius Rsub2. It has a net excess charge = Q, and it is L long. Find electric field at certain points given. Ok, when r is less than Rsub 1, the electric field is zero. And when r is greater than Rsub2, it is easy to...

Homework Statement what is the approx electric field 1cm above a typical sheet of paper with a surface charge density of sigma = 45 nC/m^2?Homework Equations electric field E = sigma/epsilon_0 where epsilon_0 = 8.85*10^-12 E = kq/r^2 where k = 9*10^9, r is distance in meters assume paper...

1. Homework Statement A thin, cylindrical copper shell of diameter ds = 6 cm has along its axis a thin metal wire of diameter dw = 7.05 × 10-3 cm. (as shown in the diagram below.) The wire and the shell carry equal and opposite charges of 5.90 × 10-9C/cm, distributed uniformly. What is the...

Homework Statement A Particle of mass m and chargeq oves at high speed along the x axis. It is initially near x=-infinity and it ends up near x=+infinity. A second charge Q is fixed at the point x=0, y=-d. As the moving charge passes the stationary chrge, its x component o velocity does not...

Homework Statement A Particle of mass m and chargeq oves at high speed along the x axis. It is initially near x=-infinity and it ends up near x=+infinity. A second charge Q is fixed at the point x=0, y=-d. As the moving charge passes the stationary chrge, its x component o velocity does not...

Homework Statement A metal ball with radius R = 0,6 m is charged with Q = 0.15 nC. Find the electrical field as function of the distance r from the center of the ball. The Attempt at a Solution Gauss law: Q = e0*E(r)*A = e0*E(r)*4*pi*R^2 which gives E(r) = Q /...

problem in flux / gauss law could someone please post me a link which can explain gauss law. i am having trouble understanding the basics regarding it. eg. if we have a point charge +q kept at the edge of a cube of say side 'a' , what will be the net flux through the remaining sides...

I started having this doubt since i saw the derivation of potential across a capacitor using this method. So.. here i ask: Let there be two large sheets made of insulators, and charged to a planar charge density, \sigma (Sheet 1) and 2\sigma (Sheet 2). Since they are insulators, when placed...

hi, i hav read gauss law chapter from my textbook but still i m facing problems based on it. please explain me GAuss law in an easy language.

I'm not entirely sure how to word this without a diagram, but please bare with me! In an ideal case, the charge on a wire is evenly distributed. According to Gauss' Law, an electric field from a charged wire decays with 1/r where r is the distance from the centre of the wire. Say two...

Homework Statement Is it possible to use Gauss' law to find intensity of a spherical charge distribution where the charge distribution (i)is non-homogeneous in general...i.e. dependent on (r,theta,phi) (ii)can be thought of as a made up of concentric spherical shells of different...

Hey, I need help to use the Gauss law in this problem: We have A planar slab of charge with a charge density ρv=ρvosin(2*pi/(2*a)),for -a<x<a the thickness of the stab is 2*a. the horizontal y-axis passes through the middle of the stab. the x-axis is vertical a) Find the electric field...

A hollow spherical shell carries a charge density \rho = \frac{k}{r^2} in the region a<= r <= b. As in the figure Find the elctric field in these three regions i) r <a ii) a<r<b iii) r>b SOlution: for r<a it simple.. no exclosed charge for any gaussian sphere within that region...

Hi Can anyone please explain Gauss Law in simple terms for me? I really don't understand the electric flux and formulas in this law. My book is very short on explaining this law.

The Parallel Plate Capacitor and Gauss Law? Hi I really do not understand these two things. I read like every single book on this things but still am a lot confused about these two concepts. Can anyone explain me in the most simplest terms of all? I would really appreciate that. What is this...

So question : We have cored cilynder. Inner radius 10 cm, outer radius 20 cm. In the walls of the cilynder uniformed charge 2nK/m^3. Find electric field magnitude at the points from axes 8cm 18cm 28cm. Sorry for my english.

is gauss law (i.e surface integeral of E.ds is equal to charge enclosed upon epsilon not ) valid for charges in motion or is it just valid for electrostatic conditions ?

Hi, I have this problem in my Physics Book: The electric field everywhere on the surface of a hollow sphere of radius 0.75m is found to be 890 N/C and points radially toward the center of the sphere, (a) What is the net charge within the sphere's surface? (b) What can you tell about the...

Positive charge is uniformly distributed throughout a non conducting cylindrical shell of inner radius R and outer radius 2R. What radial depth beneath outer surface of the charge distribution is the elctric field strength equal to one half the surface value? errr e0 = epsilon 0 the...

Ok I'm realllly unsure about this! If a spherical cavity of radius 3.66cm in a piece of metal (kind of cube, but not a perfect cube) has a charge of +Q at it's centre and there is a point P1 located half way between the spherical cavity and it's surface and a point P2 located in the metal...