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Homework Statement
We have a metal conducting torus and a point charge that is located on the torus' axis (location on the axis is arbitrary). Calculate the (influenced) charge distribution on the torus and the electrostatic force on the point charge.
Homework Equations
Equation for electrostatic potential (volume integral over charge distribution etc.)
The Attempt at a Solution
OK, so the problem is pretty straightforward. I'm trying to solve this problem with method of images where I substituted the torus with a charged loop. There are lots of variables, so I'm not going to write everything. The problem simplifies to an electrostatic potential of a charged loop and this is where it gets complicated (for me

So, I have two questions: Am I even on the right track with the toroidal coordinates and how would one write a charge distribution?
Regards!