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Four-dimensional reflection groups and electrostatics
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- We present a new class of electrostatics problems that are exactly solvable by adding finitely many image charges. Given a charge at some location inside a cavity bounded by up to four conducting grounded segments of spheres: if the spheres have a symmetry derived via a stereographic projection from a 4D finite reflection group, then this is a solvable generalization of the familiar problem of a charge inside a spherical cavity. There are 19 three-parametric families of finite groups formed by inversions relative to at most four spheres, each member of each family giving a solvable problem. We solve a sample problem which derives from the reflection group $\mathbf{D}_{4}$ and requires 191 image charges.<br />26 pages, 6 figures Submitted to Foundations of Physics
- Subjects :
- Physics
010308 nuclear & particles physics
Mathematical analysis
Classical Physics (physics.class-ph)
FOS: Physical sciences
General Physics and Astronomy
Stereographic projection
Charge (physics)
Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
Physics - Classical Physics
Electrostatics
01 natural sciences
Reflection (mathematics)
Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
Method of images
Bounded function
0103 physical sciences
Symmetry (geometry)
010306 general physics
Reflection group
Condensed Matter - Quantum Gases
Mathematical Physics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....aeae8f62b73623501e9196657b4326ff