The Charge Distribution on a Conductor
Event Start:
2019-10-31T16:00:00
Event End:
2019-10-31T17:00:00
Event Information:
In electrostatics any excess charge on a conductor goes to the surface. This is due, of course, to the mutual repulsion of like charges. But it depends critically on the precise form of Coulomb's law and on the dimensionality of the conductor. I will discuss some intriguing examples, including the vexed case of a conducting needle.
Event Location:
Hennings 201
Speaker:
David Griffiths (Reed)
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Event Start:
2019-10-31T16:00:00
Event End:
2019-10-31T17:00:00
The Charge Distribution on a Conductor
Event Information:
In electrostatics any excess charge on a conductor goes to the surface. This is due, of course, to the mutual repulsion of like charges. But it depends critically on the precise form of Coulomb's law and on the dimensionality of the conductor. I will discuss some intriguing examples, including the vexed case of a conducting needle.
Event Location:
Hennings 201