Physics For Scientists and Engineers: Fifth Edition
Physics For Scientists and Engineers: Fifth Edition
Physics For Scientists and Engineers: Fifth Edition
Chapter 22:
The Electric Field II: Continuous
Charge Distributions
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Gauss’s Law
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Gauss’s Law
• Electric Flux
• Charge Distribution
• Relationship between field lines and charge
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Electric Flux
• E varies with density of lines
• Flux is #lines crossing a specific area
• Flux and “Flow”
• Symbol
• Units: N·m2/C
• Product of Field and Area
• Can be + or -
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Electric Flux (cont.)
• Flux + when leaving a closed surface
• Flux - when entering a closed surface
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Electric Flux (cont.)
• Notice that there is no charge inside
• and, Net Flux is zero
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Case where E is spatially uniform:
• = E·A (E factored out of integral)
• = +EA (E parallel to A)
• = -EA (E anti-parallel to A)
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Flux through both surfaces is identical
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Flux and Charge
• Amount and sign of a charge can be
determined by
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(#lines leaving) – (#lines entering) = 0
net charge enclosed is zero
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net 8 lines leaving = net +q enclosed (with 8 lines per q)
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Flux due to a point Q
E dA E(r )nˆ nˆdA
kQ
E (r ) dA 2 (4R 2 )
R
4kQ
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•Net Flux not dependent on shape of enclosing surface or
any charges outside the enclosure
•Net Flux does depend on amount of charge inside enclosure
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Cylindrical can enclosing part of an “infinite” plane of Q.
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Plane of Charge cont.
Net flux = EA + EA + 0 = 2EA == 4kq
E = 4kq/2A = 2k(q/A) = 2k.
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Gauss’s Law in terms of Permittivity
Gauss’s Law net E dA 4kQinside
Permittivity of a 1
vacuum, o k
4 o
Qinside
Gauss’s Law net 4kQinside
o
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Spherical Shell
• cosine = 1 (symmetry)
• = EA = Q/o
• E = Q/oA
• A = 4r2.
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Spherical Shell cont.
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“Field”: Concept or Reality?
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Long Line
net left cyl right E(2RL) 4kQ
E (2RL) 4k (L)
2k 1 2 1 E (2R) 4k ( )
E
R 4o R 2o R
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Uniform Spherical Volume
non-zero values inside
same as pt Q outside
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Discontinuity of En
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1 1
k 4k
4 o o
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En 4k
o
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Charge and Field at
Conductor Surfaces
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E on Conductor
• at surface E = /o
• E normal (perpendicular) to surface
• E is zero inside (with static charges)
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+Point Q inside Shell
• shell = neutral conductor
• -/+ induced on shell
• E ~ same as for
lone +pt Q.
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Charge Distribution Field Shape
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Summary
• E obtained by sum of effect of all
charges
• charges can be point (ch21) or
‘continuous’ (ch22)
• E can also be obtained by use of
Gauss’s Law for E, where concept of E
flux is used.
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Derivation of Gauss’s Law
From Coulomb’s Law
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Problems
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