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Electromagnetics:
Electromagnetic Field Theory
Example:
Uniform Circular Plate Charge
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Total Charge
What is the total charge QTotal?
z
D 0, 0, z 1. Draw the problem.
2. Choose a coordinate system.
Cylindrical
3. Write general equation.
s R QTotal s ds
s
4. Write expressions for each term.
s s ds d d
5. Choose limits of integration.
2 R
QTotal
0 0
s d d
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Total Charge
What is the total charge QTotal?
z
D 0, 0, z 6. Solve the integral.
2 R
QTotal
0 0
s d d
2
R
s d d
s R 0 0
2 2 R
s
0
d
2 0
2
s R 2
2 0
d
s R 2
2
2
QTotal R s
2
7. Interpret the result.
QTotal s S for uniform charge density
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Total Field
What is the total field D
?
z
D 0, 0, z 1. Draw the problem.
2. Choose a coordinate system.
Cylindrical
R 3. Write general equation.
ds R
s R DTotal s 2 aˆ R s
4 R 4 R 3
ds
s s
4. Write expressions for each term.
s s R 0, , z , , 0 , 0, z
ds d d R 2 z2
5. Choose limits of integration.
2 R
aˆ zaˆ z
DTotal s d d
4 z2
2 32
0 0
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Total Field
What is the total field D
?
z
D 0, 0, z 6. Solve the integral.
2 R
aˆ zaˆ z
DTotal s d d
4 z2
32 2
0 0
Due to symmetry, we can ignore the
component.
s R 2 R aˆ zaˆ z
DTotal s d d
4 z2
2 32
0 0
s z 2 R 2 2 3 2
4 0 0
aˆ z z d d
s z R 2 2 2 3 2
aˆ z d z d
4 0 0
s z R
aˆ z 2 2 z 2 d
3 2
4 0
s z R
z2
3 2
aˆ z 2
d
2 0
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Total Field
What is the total field D
?
z
D 0, 0, z 6. Solve the integral.
z R
DTotal s aˆ z 2 z 2 d
3 2
2 0
Let v 2 z 2
Then dv 2 d z 2
s R
dv
d
2
1 0 v1 02 z 2 z 2
2 R v2 R 2 z 2
Our integral in terms of v is then
R2 z 2
s z dv
2
aˆ z 2
v 3 2
2
v z
R2 z 2
s z
4
aˆ z v 3 2 dv
vz2
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Total Field
What is the total field D
?
z
D 0, 0, z 6. Solve the integral.
2 2
z R z
DTotal s aˆ z v 3 2 dv
4 v z2
R2 z 2
s z v 1 2
aˆ z
4 1 2 z 2
s R R2 z 2
s z 1
aˆ z
2 v z2
s z 1 1
aˆ z
2 R z
2 2
z2
s z z
aˆ z
2 z2 R2 z2
z
DTotal s 1 aˆ z
2 R2 z2
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