# I Dipole above infnite conductor

1. Jan 11, 2017

An electric dipole p with arbitrary direction and is at distance a from plane infinite conductor at z=0.
Using the image of the dipole
$p=(2pcos\theta \hat{z}+psin\theta \hat{x}$
$p'=(2p'cos\theta \hat{z}-p'sin\theta \hat{x}$

Using the following:$V=\frac{\vec{p'}.\hat{r}}{4\pi\epsilon_0{r}^2}$, i get $V=\frac{p'(2cos\theta-sin\theta)}{4\pi\epsilon_0{r}^2}$ Which i can now write as $\vec{E}$ by symple taking the gradient in spherical coordinates. I get: $\vec{E}=p'\frac{(2cos\theta-sin\theta)\hat{r}+(2sin\theta+cos\theta)\hat{\theta}}{4\pi\epsilon_0{r}^3}$
Now using one of Maxwell's laws i can get the charge distribution: $\rho=\epsilon_0\nabla.\vec{E}=\frac{psin\theta}{4\pi{r}^4}$ Does it make any sense that this is the result for charge distribution?
Thank you guys, i'm not really sure how to interpret this

2. Jan 11, 2017

### haruspex

Not to me. I don't see how it could be radially symmetric.

3. Jan 11, 2017

### haruspex

I do not understand where that 2 comes from.

4. Jan 12, 2017

I'm sorry, i wanted to edit my post, but somehow i can't :/. That 2 obviously shouldn't be there, it was a mistake when i was writing those in latex. I was doing the math again and i think i got it. If a moderator could delete this thread that would be good. Thank you anyway haruspex.

5. Jan 12, 2017

### haruspex

Glad you sorted it out. Don't onow why you could not edit the post.... was there no "edit" button?
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