Chapter 5: Electromagnetic Potentials

and Topics for Circuits and Systems

5.1 Gradient, Laplacian, and Potential Functions
5.2 Potential Functions for Static Fields
5.3 Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equations
5.4 Capacitance, Conductance, and Inductance

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5.2 Potential Functions for Static Fields
(1) Potential and Voltage Difference:

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5.2 Potential Functions for Static Fields
(2) Electric potential due to a point charge:
𝑄
𝐄= 𝐚
4𝜋𝜀𝑅2 𝑟

Choosing reference point 𝑅 → ∞ : 𝑉 𝑅 → ∞ = 0 , 𝐶 = 0

Thus

agrees with the previously

known result.
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5.2 Potential Functions : Examples

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5.2 Potential Functions : Examples

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5.2 Potential Functions for Static Fields
(3) Magnetic potential vector due to a current element:

 I dl
A=
4 R

Analogous to

Q
V=
4  R