Derive the Analog of Gauss' law

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The discussion focuses on deriving the analog of Gauss' law, particularly addressing a problem labeled as (d). It references the relationships between electric field (E), electric potential (φ), and charge density (ρ) as defined by Gauss' law. The key equation presented is -∇²φ = ρ/ε₀, which connects the potential to the charge distribution. The solution involves integrating over a spherical region to find the total charge, leading to a simple integral that incorporates the lack of angular dependence. The thread concludes with an encouragement to work through the integration process to complete the derivation.
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I am stuck with this (d) all the other (a),(b),(c) were just like
(a) E= −∇φ
(b) ∇ · E= −∇2φ
(c) ∇ × E

I know only very basic about Gauss' law, the problem is not from Electrodynamics course.
I don't know what should I do to solve (d)
 
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Gauss' law is:
\nabla \cdot E = \rho / \epsilon_0
We also know that by definition, potential and electric field are related by
E = - \nabla \cdot \phi
So we then have
-\nabla^2 \phi = \rho/\epsilon_0

You know the form of phi, so you can just integrate over r from 0 to R to get the charge contained in the region. Since there's no angular dependence, 4pi comes out, and it's just a simple integral over r.
- 4\pi \epsilon_0 \int \limits_0^R (\nabla^2 \phi) r^2 dr = Q

I'll let you work out the rest.
 
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