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a) Using the law of cosines, show that Eq. 3.17 can be written as follows:

Vr,=14蟺蔚0qr2+a2-2谤补肠辞蝉胃-qR2+raR2-2谤补肠辞蝉胃

Where rand are the usual spherical polar coordinates, with the z axis along the

line through q. In this form, it is obvious that V=0on the sphere, r=R.

b) Find the induced surface charge on the sphere, as a function of . Integrate this to get the total induced charge. (What should it be?)

c) Calculate the energy of this configuration.

Short Answer

Expert verified

a) It is proved that the equation of the potential is 0 for r=R.

b) The induced charge on the surface is q1.

c) The energy of the configuration is q2R8蟺蔚0(a2-R2).

Step by step solution

01

Prove the formula for the law of cosine as follows:(a) 

Consider the figure for the given condition as shown in figure below:

From the figure write the equation as:

Consider the equations as:

r=r2+a2-2racosr1=r2+b2-2rbcos

Since, b=R2a, q1=-Raqand q1r1=-Raqr1.

Write the equation as:

q1r1=-Raqr2+b2-2rbcos

Consider the equation for the potential for the condition as follows:

Vr=140qr+q1r1

Substitute the values and rewrite the equation for the potential as:

Vr=140qr2+a2-2racos+-Raqr2+R2a2-2rR2acos=q401r2+a2-2racos-1r2+a2-2racos=0

Therefore, it is proved that the equation of the potential is 0 for R=r.

02

Solve for the induced surface charge on the sphere. (b)

Consider the formula for the induced surface charge density as:

=-0Vn

Since, Vn=Vrfor the value of requal R.

Substitute the values and solve as:

=-0nq401r2+a2-2racos-1R2+arR2-2racos=-0nq40r2+a2-2racos322r-2acos+12R2+arR2-2racos32aR22r-2acosr=R=q40R2+a2-2Racos-32R2-a2

Consider the expression for the induced surface charge as:

qind=da

Substitute the values and solve as:

qind=020q4RR2+a2-2Racos-32R2-a2R2sindd=q4RR2-a22R2-1RaR2+a2-2Racos-120=q2aa2-R21R2+a2+2Ra-1R2+a2-2Ra

Consider for a>Rrewrite the equation as:

qind=q2aa2-R21a+R-1a-R=-qaR=q1

Therefore, the induced charge on the surface is q1.

03

Solve for the energy of the configuration as: (c)

Consider the formula for the force of image charge q1on the charge q is obtained as:

F=140qq1a-b2

Substitute the values and solve for the force as:

F=140q-Raqa-R2a2=140q2Raa2-R22

Solve for the work done as follows:

W=a140q2Raa2-R22da=-q2R40-12a2-R2a=q2R80a2-R2

Therefore, the energy of the configuration is q2R8蟺蔚0(a2-R2).

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