Chapter 3: Q46P (page 163)
A thin insulating rod, running from z =-a to z=+a ,carries the
indicated line charges. In each case, find the leading term in the multi-pole expansion of the potential:
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Chapter 3: Q46P (page 163)
A thin insulating rod, running from z =-a to z=+a ,carries the
indicated line charges. In each case, find the leading term in the multi-pole expansion of the potential:
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Four particles (one of charge q,one of charge 3q,and two of charge -2q)are placed as shown in Fig. 3.31, each a distance from the origin. Find a
simple approximate formula for the potential, valid at points far from the origin.
(Express your answer in spherical coordinates.)

A more elegant proof of the second uniqueness theorem uses Green's
identity (Prob. 1.61c), with . Supply the details.
Buckminsterfullerine is a molecule of 60 carbon atoms arranged
like the stitching on a soccer-ball. It may be approximated as a conducting spherical shell of radius . A nearby electron would be attracted, according to Prob. 3.9, so it is not surprising that the ion exists. (Imagine that the electron on average-smears itself out uniformly over the surface.) But how about a second electron? At large distances it would be repelled by the ion, obviously, but at a certain distance r (from the center), the net force is zero, and closer than this it would be attracted. So an electron with enough energy to get in that close should bind.
(a) Find r, in . [You'll have to do it numerically.]
(b) How much energy (in electron volts) would it take to push an electron in (from
infinity) to the point r? [Incidentally, the ion has been observed.]
Two point charges, 3q and -q, are separated by a distance a. For each of the arrangements in Fig. 3.35, find (i) the monopole moment, (ii) the dipole moment, and (iii) the approximate potential (in spherical coordinates) at large r (include both the monopole and dipole contributions).

A uniform line charge is placed on an infinite straight wire, a distanced above a grounded conducting plane. (Let's say the wire runs parallel to the x-axis and directly above it, and the conducting plane is the plane.)
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