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Homework Statement
An infinitely long, hollow, conducting cylinder has a inner radius a and outer radius b and carries a linear charge density λ along its length. What is the electric field everywhere?
Homework Equations
∫E⋅dA = Qenc/∈
Variables
∈ = permittivity constant
a = inner radius
b = outer radius
λ = linear charge density
E = electric field
r = distance to point of E field
Qenc = enclosed charge
The Attempt at a Solution
For inside (r∠a) and in the shell (a∠r∠b) the electric field is zero. I don't know what to do for outside the shell. I think the charge is concentrated on the outer shell just as for a spherical conductor, is this true? Here is my attempt for outside.