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A proper integral for the electric field at the surface of a conducting sphere
- Source :
- Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física, Vol 42 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Sociedade Brasileira de Física, 2020.
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Abstract
- Abstract In a recent paper, I have shown that the electric field at the surface of a charged conducting sphere evaluates to half the field discontinuity across the surface of the sphere. This exact result has been found by solving an improper integral, which has been criticized by Assad in a very recent paper in this journal [6]. In this note, I present a simpler approach that yields a proper integral for that field. This integral also evaluates to exactly half the field discontinuity, contrarily to Assad's objections.
- Subjects :
- Electrostatic fields
Gauss's law
Conducting sphere
Physics
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Details
- Language :
- Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 18069126
- Volume :
- 42
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f788bd4871b94b26901d440afd340c8b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9126-rbef-2020-0182