Griffiths Problem 4.16 | Is Figure 4.18 a Mistake?

[ehrenfest]

[SOLVED] Griffiths Problem 4.16

Homework Statement

This question refers to Griffiths E and M book.

Is Figure 4.18 a mistake? It says the polarization is uniform, not radial!

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

 

[Mindscrape]

You are looking at the wrong figure. It's the one next to it. I don't intend any offense, but you have to think about the problems and look at them carefully, otherwise the help you get won't mean anything.

 

[ehrenfest]

That's embarrassing.