Complex analysis of electrostatic problem

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The discussion focuses on the electrostatic analysis of a semi-infinite sheet of conductor charged to a potential V, positioned at a distance h from a perfectly screening bulk conductor. The user has successfully transformed a similar problem involving parallel conducting planes into the upper half-plane, yielding the transformation equation z = h (w/V - (1/π)(1 + e^{-πw/V})). The user seeks guidance on applying a similar transformation to the case of perpendicular planes to determine the charge density on both surfaces.

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I'm not sure whether to post this in the Mathematics or Physics forums, but I figure this problem is easily reduced to its transformation irrespective of the physics it describes.

Consider a semi-infinite sheet of (infinitely thin) conductor charged to a potential [tex]V[/tex]. It is placed at a distance [tex]h[/tex] perpendicular to a perfectly screening bulk conductor (so the electric field is always perpendicular to the surface). See the attachment below. I want to investigate the charge density on the surface of both sheets. I'm struggling to determine the transformation that can describe the electrostatic field.

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Now, I have calculated a similar problem with a semi-infinite conducting plane paralell to an infinite conducting plane at a distance [tex]h[/tex]

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I have transformed it into the upper half-plane (so it looks like a capacitor), and I found the transformation
[tex] z = h \left( \frac{w}{V} - \frac{1}{\pi} \left(1+ e^{-\frac{\pi w}{V}} \right) \right)[/tex]
determines this electrostatic field. How can I transform my problem with perpendicular planes into something similar? Can I use this result, with another transformation? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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You should have posted this in the Physics boards, because not all the Math students are familiar with electrostatic concepts (sigh).
 

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