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𝑏
𝑊𝑎→𝑏
= න 𝐸 ⋅ 𝑑 𝑙Ԧ = 𝑉𝑎 − 𝑉𝑏
𝑞0 𝑎
𝑏 𝑎
𝑉𝑎 − 𝑉𝑏 = න 𝐸 ⋅ 𝑑𝑙Ԧ = − න 𝐸 ⋅ 𝑑 𝑙Ԧ
𝑎 𝑏
FINDING ELECTRIC POTENTIAL FROM
ELECTRIC FIELD
𝑏 𝑎
𝑉𝑎 − 𝑉𝑏 = න 𝐸 ⋅ 𝑑𝑙Ԧ = − න 𝐸 ⋅ 𝑑 𝑙Ԧ
𝑎 𝑏
FINDING ELECTRIC POTENTIAL FROM
ELECTRIC FIELD
𝑏 𝑎
𝑉𝑎 − 𝑉𝑏 = න 𝐸 ⋅ 𝑑𝑙Ԧ = − න 𝐸 ⋅ 𝑑 𝑙Ԧ
𝑎 𝑏
POTENTIAL OF A CONTINUOUS DISTRIBUTION OF CHARGE
POTENTIAL OF A SOLID CONDUCTING SPHERE (RADIUS R AND CHARGE +𝑞)
R P
x +x
POTENTIAL OF AN FINITE LINE (CHARGE Q)
𝑄 𝑑𝑄
𝜆= =
2𝑎 𝑑𝑦
𝑄
⇒ 𝑑𝑄 = 𝜆𝑑𝑦 = 𝑑𝑦
2𝑎
POTENTIAL OF AN FINITE LINE (CHARGE Q)
𝑎
1 𝑄 1
𝑉= න 𝑑𝑦 ⋅
4𝜋𝜖0 −𝑎 2𝑎 𝑥2 + 𝑦2
POTENTIAL OF AN FINITE LINE (CHARGE Q)
1 𝑄 𝑥 2 + 𝑎2 + 𝑎
𝑉= ln
4𝜋𝜖0 2𝑎 𝑥 2 + 𝑎2 − 𝑎
POTENTIAL OF AN INFINITE LINE CHARGE 2𝑘𝜆
𝐸𝑟 =
𝑟
POTENTIAL OF AN INFINITE LINE CHARGE 2𝑘𝜆
𝐸𝑟 =
𝑏 𝑟
𝑉𝑎 − 𝑉𝑏 = න 𝐸 ⋅ 𝑑𝑙Ԧ
𝑎
𝑏 𝑟𝑏 1
=𝑟𝐸 𝑎 𝑑𝑟 = 2𝑘𝜆 𝑟𝑑 𝑟
𝑎 𝑟
𝑉𝑎 = ∞!
POTENTIAL OF AN INFINITE LINE CHARGE
𝑏
𝑉𝑎 − 𝑉𝑏 = න 𝐸 ⋅ 𝑑𝑙Ԧ
𝑎
𝑏 𝑟𝑏 1
=𝑟𝐸 𝑎 𝑑𝑟 = 2𝑘𝜆 𝑟𝑑 𝑟
𝑎 𝑟
𝜆 𝑟0
𝑉𝑎 = ln
2𝜋𝜖0 𝑟
POTENTIAL OF AN CHARGED CONDUCTING CYLINDER (LINE CHARGE 𝜆 )
𝜆 𝑅
𝑉𝑎 = ln
2𝜋𝜖0 𝑟
Important note:
−𝑘𝑄
𝑉=
𝑟
−𝑘𝑄
-V 𝑉=
𝑅
DISCUSSION 3 COVERAGE
ATTENDANCE QUIZ COVERAGE (FRI, FEB10)
Sec 23-5: Potential Gradient
PROBLEM SET 2: CHAPTER 22
OPEN UNTIL THURS, FEB 9 9PM