106 CHAPTER 4 .

MACROSCOPIC ELECTROSTATICS

Now, for i = I , v we have Pi = E O X ~ Exi, , = c i / e o - 1, where E , is the field in the medium i = 1, v.

From Example 4.5 we obtain for the cylindrical media I , w

2EO
El = *E,, E , = -Eo .
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Then

Thus

which can be reexpressed as

h= EO(X1 - x u ) E,2,
PdX1 + %XV +2)
From this we obtain
x1 =
+
E O E ~ X V2hpg(xv + 2)
~ O E-
: hpg(xu +2) '

Hence by measuring h , and since the other quantities appearing on the right are assumed to be
known, the susceptibility x1 of the liquid can be determined.

4.7 Summary of Formulae of Electrostatics

We summarise here the most important formulae of electrostatics.
(1). Multipole expansion:

but (note the signs of the dipole contributions)

since

and

(2). Macroscopic electrostatics: