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Homework Statement
"In class we calculated the electrostatic self energy of a uniform density sphere of charge, i.e., the work required to assemble the sphere from "infinite dispersal." Along the same lines, calculate the electrostatic self energy of a spherical shell of charge, of negligible thickness, radius a, and total charge Q. Note that the radius of the charge distribution does not vary as you build it up.