Coulomb's Law Generalized

[basik156]

Main Question or Discussion Point

For calculating the force on a continuous charge distribution due to another continuous charge distribution, if F=kdqdq'/r^2 would you simply integrate first over dq' and then dq?

 

[mfb]

That works, right.

 

[Meir Achuz]

Either dq or dq' can be integrated first.

 

[Chestermiller]

For calculating the force on a continuous charge distribution due to another continuous charge distribution, if F=kdqdq'/r^2 would you simply integrate first over dq' and then dq?

Don't forget to take into account the vectorial nature of F.