Surface Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. gracy

    Electric flux through open surface

    I know in such type of questions we should try to enclose the charge completely and symmetrically by as many bodies requires as that of the given body. Let's say if Charge Q is kept at the mouth centre of a hemisphere .Here a hemisphere is given so we know if another hemisphere is placed below...
  2. J

    Finding flux through surface where E field is function of x

    Homework Statement In a region of space there is an electric field E(vector E) that is in the x-direction and that has magnitude E=(663 N/(C*m))x Find flux for this field through a square in xy plane at z=0 and with side length 0.330m . One side of the square is along the +x-axis and another...
  3. Legolaz

    Normal and Tangential Component of Vector on a Surface

    Hello, given the figure above, how do I get the tangential and normal components of a vector in any plane by integration?
  4. gracy

    How electric field lines going out from surface is zero?

    in the video above the instructor explains from time 8:22 to 8:55 that how and why electric field lines going out from the surface which do not enclose charge is zero but I don't understand then why not electric field lines going out from the spherical surface ( enclosing charge) is...
  5. J

    How to calculate surface temperature of earth?

    Assumption: Earth is a perfect blackbody. This means that the emissivity (ε) is 1. Earth’s radius = 6371 km Incident solar radiation = 1367 W/m2 Temperature in space = 0 K I'm given the above data. I tried using the E= σεTe4 but that doesn't include the radius of the Earth :S Im really...
  6. caters

    How much does the radius at the surface of the water increase per inch?

    Homework Statement A truncated cone has smaller radius of 5 feet, larger radius of 10 feet, and a depth of 1 foot. Total volume is approximately 183 cubic feet. If I have water in there at x inches how much does the radius at the surface of the water increase per inch? Homework Equations f(x)...
  7. H

    What defines the surface of the Sun?

    The sun has no surface, but it appears to have a surface. I may recall that Feynman said that the apparent diameter is equal to the mean free path of a photon. That could be, but I don't get the relationship. Any help?
  8. Legolaz

    How Do You Calculate the Surface Area of a Helix?

    Hi Forum, Just wanted to ask how to compute surface area of a helix x =cos t, y =sin t, z=t by integration Thanks in advance.
  9. T

    Reference wanted: surface and interface

    I am a Ph.D. student just beginning my research. Recently, I found several papers about surface and interface interesting, so I want to know more about this area. However, I cannot find any specific review which can give me an overview of this area. Can anyone give me a link to such literature?
  10. P

    Are there more flexible formulas for finding the area of surfaces of revolution?

    When I learned about volumes of solids of revolution, I never really memorized any formulas for specific cases per se. I used two expressions for area, either ##A = \pi (R^2 - r^2)## and ##A = 2\pi r h##. Those expressions worked for rotations about any horizontal/vertical axis (not necessarily...
  11. bcrowell

    Is caustic surface of an astrophysical black hole one event?

    MTW, p. 924, defines a caustic as a point where a null geodesic originating from the external universe enters a black hole's event horizon, remaining in the horizon afterward for some finite affine interval. (A null geodesic of this type is called a generator of the horizon.) They introduce this...
  12. Andre

    Average surface temperature independent of radiative gasses?

    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273117715005712 from the abstract: Obviously, the most prominent missing 'forcing' parameter here, is "concentration of greenhouse gasses". There is probably some food for thoughts here, especially when the analysis of Den Volokin and Lark...
  13. Navaraj Baniya

    Surface chrge density on current carrying conductor?

    I am confuse with the fact that current carrying conductor has gradual surface charge density which provide force to electron to produce current.
  14. W

    Why do we use racing slicks if surface area =/= friction?

    I understand how surface area does not come into the equation governing the resistance an object has to sliding. It leads one to believe that all tires would perform equally in dry conditions. Why do people then say that bald tires give better grip?
  15. T

    Electric Field Calculation for Volume and Surface Charges?

    Hello, I know you can use Gauss' law to calculate the electric field of volume and surface charges but i cannot figure out a way to do it using Coloumb's law. I have several questions about this: when you integrate the charge density in Coloumb's law over the volume is the r^2 inside or outside...
  16. D

    How Do You Calculate the Surface Area of a Cone with Equal Diameter and Height?

    Homework Statement Determine a simplified, factorised expression, in terms of the radius (r), for the surface area of a cone where diameter (D) = perpendicular height (h) Homework Equations A = πr (r + √(h^2 + r^2)) The Attempt at a Solution h=D=2r A = πr (r + √(2r^2 + r^2)) A/π = r (r +...
  17. R

    Can a silver atom be physisorbed to its surface?

    Hi all,If there is activation energy for chemisorption, then an atom with insufficient energy to overcome that barrier will remain physisorbed to the surface via van der Waals forces. I would like to further understand this activation energy in terms of, for example, the overlap of electron...
  18. UF6

    How Do You Calculate the Surface Charge Density on a TV Screen?

    Homework Statement You've probably noticed that TV screens and computer monitors have an annoying tendency to accumulate dust. Wanting to understand this better, you decide to model the situation as follows: you assume a small mote of dust might have an excess charge of 1 nC and a mass of 5...
  19. bwilson4web

    Sea level change as ocean surface warms

    Homework Statement I am attempting to replicate the IPCC estimates of the amount of sea level rise due to thermal effects on the seawater. The earth, black-body temperature is 16C but there are projections of a 1C increase in less than 100 years. Ignoring ice melt and land flooding, how much...
  20. U

    Heat equation given constant surface heat flux

    How would I go about finding temperature distribution in a thin square plate during the the first few milliseconds (or actually a fraction of a millisecond) after t=0s. Initial temperature distribution throughout the plate is known, there is heat flux to one side = Qinj, while heat flux from all...
  21. D

    Geodesic Transport of Small 2D Surface on 3D Manifold

    Hello, I've just read and I think I have understood the following result : If we were to geodesically transport all points of a small 2D surface, so small that it would be flat for all purposes, in a direction vertically above it, and if this surface belongs in an arbitrary 3D manifold, then in...
  22. R

    Match on water sustained by surface tension

    Homework Statement A match of length l=4cm is floating on the surface of the water from a glass. ( the water is at room temperature) If from on one side of the match we pour a few drops of soap, the match starts moving. In which direction is the match mooving and what force is acting upon it? (...
  23. Mnemonic

    Cylindrical Gaussian Surface around charged rod

    Homework Statement a) 21.4-nC of charge is placed on a 4.8-m long steel tube with a d = 5.9-cm diameter. What is the magnitude of the electric field as a radial distance of r = d / 3? b) What is the magnitude of the electric field as a radial distance of r = 20 d? I was able to determine the...
  24. N

    Li ion battery electrode surface area

    What effect (if any) would changing the surface area of electrodes in a lithium ion battery have? Would it allow for faster battery charging? Faster discharge rate? Thanks in advance
  25. C

    Noetherian currents and the Surface term

    When deriving the conserved currents from continuous symmetries, my book states that we can also add a 4-divergence to the lagrangian density which does not change the action under variation. The four divergence can be transformed into a boundary integral by stokes theorem. However, my book...
  26. Stephanus

    Does a black hole have a surface area?

    [Moderator's note: Spin-off from another thread.] I'm sorry, does black hole have surface area? Did you mean the sphere defined by Schwarzschild Radius?
  27. ltkach2015

    Projectile Motion on Inclined Surface Question

    Homework Statement Water is sprayed at an angle of 90° from the slope at 20m/s. Determine the range R. PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENTHomework Equations [/B] Kinematic Equations: acceleration: A = 0i +g(-j) + 0k; velocity: dV/dt = A; position: dR/dt = V; Origin set at the point spout...
  28. K

    Cylinder pulled by rope on a rough surface

    Homework Statement A rope is pulled off with a force F from a combined cylinder. the smaller cylinder's radius is r and the big one's is R. the cylinder rotates on a rough surface without sliding. the force makes an angle θ with the horizon. What's the acceleration's "a" magnitude and...
  29. T

    What software for optimization surface of 4 parameters?

    Hello, I have data for optimization that contains different values of 4 different parameters, and the respective function value based on them. I want to find the maximum of this function, while making sure it's a "stable" maximum, i.e., for nearby parameters, the value of the function shouldn't...
  30. B3NR4Y

    What is the purpose of a surface integral and how is it calculated?

    I'm beyond multi-variable calculus, where this is taught, but I still don't know what the hell a surface integral is. I understand that d\sigma is the surface element, and | \frac{\partial \vec{r}}{\partial u}du \times \frac{\partial \vec{r}}{\partial v}dv | = d\sigma = |\frac{\partial...
  31. A

    Tension force and a board fixed to a flat surface

    A heavy board is fixed to another flat surface along its entire upper edge and not moving. How can I find the tension force that is acting on the board? Is it the same as if the board would be fixed to a string in the middle of the upper edge and hung and then the tension would be T=mg?
  32. U

    Total derivative involving rigid body motion of a surface

    This stems from considering rigid body transformations, but is a general question about total derivatives. Something is probably missing in my understanding here. I had posted this to math.stackexchange, but did not receive any answers and someone suggested this forum might be more suitable. A...
  33. Ornit

    How to get to this Surface slope formula?

    This is no homework; but I cannot work it out so I assume one of my assumption is off... no matter how much I looked at it I can't get to the textbook answer. I tried searching (Google is my friend); I got to Prof. Burge's wonderful lectures slides (Arizona.edu) but he follows a different path...
  34. U

    Surface density diamond structure [1 1 1]

    Homework Statement Calculate the surface density (planar density) of the Silicon diamond structure in the [1 0 0],[1 1 0],[1 1 1] planes. Given a = 5.431 A (latice constant) Hint: For the (111) plane, it should help you to think of the diamond lattice as two interpenetrating FCC lattices.2...
  35. K

    Normal Vector for Null Surfaces: How to Define and Fix it Completely?

    I am trying to use the Israel junction conditions for a null surface, but I am running into complications with defining a normal vector for a null surface. As I understand it the normal vector is defined to be perpendicular to the surfaces tangent vectors n\cdot e_i=0, as well as satisfying...
  36. C

    Maxwell equation at the surface of a conductor - paradox?

    Assume that we have a conductor of any shape, say a ball of copper. At electrostatic equilibrium, it is well known that the potential inside this conductor is constant, for otherwise free charges would move from points of highest potential to points of lowest potential (this includes the surface...
  37. Jimbob999

    Surface Charge Density (Electric Fields)

    A disk with a uniform positive surface charge density lies in the x-y plane, centered on the origin. The disk contains 2.5 x 10-6 C/m2 of charge, and is 7.5 cm in radius. What is the electric field at z = 15 cm? I have used the formula...
  38. P

    Parametric Equation of Surface

    Homework Statement Find parametric equations for the portion of the cylinder x2 + y2 = 5 that extends between the planes z = 0 and z=1. Homework Equations I can't really find any connection but I do have x=a*sinv*cosu y=a*sinv*sinu z=a*cosv The Attempt at a Solution I...
  39. S

    Is mass relevant on a frictionless surface?

    I was looking at a problem: http://gyazo.com/c872ea999197823a42568809f9d97d3f and I understood that the reason that the force would have to be greater on a surface with friction because the equation for the force of friction is dependent on mass (μk * mg) and with two masses it essentially...
  40. norlesh

    Surface treating mild steel for hard vacuum

    I understand mild steel is very bad at out gassing so is never usually considered for hard vacuum applications. But if the decision was constrained by other factors would it be possible to apply a surface treatment or coating to the internal walls of the vessel - am I correct in assuming that as...
  41. SpiderET

    Why is higher density causing higher surface gravity?

    Normal density of Earth is 5,5 tons/m3 and surface gravity is 9,8 m/s and. But if we would compress mass of Earth to 50 km diameter, we would get density 1,4 mil tons/m3 and surface gravity would be 158 860 m/s. I know the math, in basic gravity equotation F=Gm1m2/r2 with decreasing r you get...
  42. H

    Molecular desgin for a narrow potential surface curve

    Rather a short question, but what kind of design can be used for a narrow potential surface curvature in molecules?
  43. B

    Could a particle beam reach the surface of the moon?

    Could a particle(proton, gold ion, electron) beam reach the surface of the moon, given current technology? Would the beam diffuse too much too scenter the regolith? Or would the beam have to be focused or continually refocused in order to achieve that? If so why can they do it with laser...
  44. G

    What happens on external surface of the Faraday cage?

    Hello. Let's say we build the Faraday cage which surround strong radiation such that no radiation can escape to outside world for safety. What happens on external surface of the Faraday cage in voltage during shielding? Is it fluctuated?
  45. D

    Question about surface area of faraday cage

    Hi, I am making a faraday cage to be used in reactive ion etching of silicon. I was wondering if the size of the cage, or the surface area has any impact on it's effectiveness or how it works? I know the size of the mesh and the material I use, as well as whether or not it is grounded all...
  46. I

    What does it mean for a charge to be uniformly distributed on a spherical shell?

    Surface current density, K is defined as: K = σv where σ is surface charge density and v is velocity. Given a uniformly charged spherical shell with radius R, spinning at constant angular velocity ω, find the current. So, I start with this formula: dI = K dl dI = σ Rω dl and I placed the...
  47. kostoglotov

    2 cylinders intersect, area of resulting parametric surface

    Homework Statement I want to know if I got the answer correct and if my reasoning is sound. The text answers and solutions manual only gives answers/solutions for odd numbered problems. Here is the problem: And a direct link to the imgur page: http://i.imgur.com/Tko1xFh.png Homework...
  48. S

    Conformal Transformation: Fluid flow over surface waves

    I would like to obtain the conformal map from a uniform rectilinear fluid flowing in the x-direction, where the field is bounded below by the x-axis, to the flow in the w-plane. In the w-plane the flow is correspondingly bounded from below by a trochoid. (A trochoid is a continuous waveform...
  49. R

    Kinetic friction on smooth then rough surface

    Homework Statement Given a 2.0 kg mass at rest on a horizontal surface at point zero. For 30.0 m, a constant horizontal force of 6 N is applied to the mass. For the first 15 m, the surface is frictionless. For the second 15 m, there is friction between the surface and the mass. The 6 N force...
  50. Sobe118

    Point movement on a surface of a sphere

    I'm trying to find the resulting location of a point on a sphere in spherical coordinates or Cartesian. Based on velocities from the perspective of an object on the sphere. So given the: location on the sphere (in spherical or Cartesian) zy - plane rotation of the point up direction of the...
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