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If the electric field in some region is given (in spherical coordinates)

by the expression

E(r)=kr[3rÁåœ+2sinθcosθsinϕθÁåœ+sinθcosϕϕÁåœ]

for some constant k, what is the charge density?

Short Answer

Expert verified

The charge density is p=3kε01+cos2θsinϕr2.

Step by step solution

01

Define functions

Write the expression of electric filed in a certain region,

E(r)=kr[3rÁåœ+2sinθcosθsinθÁåœ+sinθcosffÁåœ] ........ (1)

Here,k is constant.

Now using the Gauss Law in electrostatics, the expression the charge density in terms of electric field,

p=ε0(∇×E) ….. (2)

In spherical co-ordinates, the value of ∇-E is,

∇.E=1γ2∂∂r(r2Er)+1°ù²õ¾±²Ôθ∂∂θ(²õ¾±²Ôθ·¡Î¸)+1°ù²õ¾±²Ôθ∂∂ϕ(Ef) …… (3)

02

Determine charge density

From the equation (1), the values ofEγ,Eθand Eϕ.

Er=3krEθ=k2sinθcosθsinθrEϕ=ksinθcosϕr

Substitutes the values of Eγ,Eθand Eϕin equation (3), then

∇.E=1γ2∂∂rr23kr+1rsinθ∂∂θsinθk2sinθcosθsinϕr+1rsinθ∂∂ϕksinθcosϕr=1r23k+2ksinϕr2sinθ2sinθcos2θ+sin2θ-sinθ+kr2sinθsinθ-sinϕ=3kr2+k4cos2θ-2sin2θsinϕ+k-sinϕr2=3kr2+kr24cos2θ-2sin2θ-1sinϕ

03

Determine charge density using the identity

Using the identitysin2θ+cos2θ=1in above simplification,

∇.E=3kr2+kr24cos2θ-2sin2θ-sin2θ+cos2θsinϕ=3kr2+kr23cos2θ-3sin2θsinϕ=3kr2+3kr2cos2θ-sin2θsinϕ=3kr2+3kr2cos2θsinϕ

Solve further as,

∇.E=3k1+cos2θsinϕr2

Substitute the3k1+cos2θsinϕr2for∇.Ein the equation (2) to solve for .

role="math" localid="1657360938595" ÒÏ=ε0∇.E=3kε01+cos2θsinÏ•r2

Thus, the charge density isÒÏ=3kε01+cos2θsinÏ•r2 .

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