Electromagnetic Theory (ECE/EEE/INSTR/PHY F212)

Review Questions (Week 8)

October 6, 2020

Based on material of Week 6 (Polarization, Electrostatics of Dielectrics)

~ r) inside and outside a uniformly polarized sphere of radius a
Q1 Find the electric displacement vector D(~
centred at the origin of the coordinate system. Show that your results are consistent with boundary
~ r) in the immediate neighborhood of the interface at r = a.
conditions fulfilled by D(~

Q2 Consider a linear, homogeneous and isotropic dielectric sphere of radius a with dielectric constant r .
~ 0 . The dielectric gets polarized
This dielectric sphere is held fixed in a region of uniform electric field E
~ 0 . [Hint: Your understanding of the results of Problem
due to the presence of the applied electric field E
1 in Tutorial Sheet of Week 7 will come in handy here]

(a) Find the polarization P~ (~r), electric field E(~

~ r), electric displacement D(~
~ r) at an arbitrary point
inside the sphere as a function of the applied field E ~ 0.
~ r) and electric displacement D(~
(b) Find the electric field E(~ ~ r) at an arbitrary point outside the sphere.
~ r)
(c) Check that your results are consistent with boundary conditions E(~