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john88
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Hi
Two spherical shells where the inner has a radius a and the outer a radius of b. The inner has a total charge of -Q whereas the outer shell has a total charge +Q. The question is to calculate the electric field intensity everywhere in space.
My question is now, how do I choose the limits for example [tex] a \leq R \leq b [/tex] I have two examples below
No point charge in the middle
[tex] E = 0, 0 \leq R \prec a [/tex] (not equal to a)
[tex] E = -\frac{Q}{4\pi\epsilon_{o}R^3} \bold{R} [/tex] [tex] a \leq R \leq b [/tex]
[tex] E = 0, b \prec R \prec \infty [/tex]
A point charge in the middle
[tex] E = \frac{Q}{4\pi\epsilon_{o}R^3} \bold{R} [/tex] [tex] 0 \prec R \leq a [/tex] why set equal to a here and not when there aint no point charge in the middle?
[tex] E = 0 [/tex] [tex]a \prec R \prec b [/tex]
[tex] E = \frac{Q}{4\pi\epsilon_{o}R^3} \bold{R} [/tex] [tex] b \leq R \prec \infty [/tex]
Two spherical shells where the inner has a radius a and the outer a radius of b. The inner has a total charge of -Q whereas the outer shell has a total charge +Q. The question is to calculate the electric field intensity everywhere in space.
My question is now, how do I choose the limits for example [tex] a \leq R \leq b [/tex] I have two examples below
No point charge in the middle
[tex] E = 0, 0 \leq R \prec a [/tex] (not equal to a)
[tex] E = -\frac{Q}{4\pi\epsilon_{o}R^3} \bold{R} [/tex] [tex] a \leq R \leq b [/tex]
[tex] E = 0, b \prec R \prec \infty [/tex]
A point charge in the middle
[tex] E = \frac{Q}{4\pi\epsilon_{o}R^3} \bold{R} [/tex] [tex] 0 \prec R \leq a [/tex] why set equal to a here and not when there aint no point charge in the middle?
[tex] E = 0 [/tex] [tex]a \prec R \prec b [/tex]
[tex] E = \frac{Q}{4\pi\epsilon_{o}R^3} \bold{R} [/tex] [tex] b \leq R \prec \infty [/tex]