Consider two uniform electric fields with magnitudes E1=200 N/C and E2=600 N/C which both exist within some fixed finite volume V. The two fields are superimposed while the angle between the fields can be varied to any angle. Find the ratio Umax/Umin between the maximum and minimum possible energy of the combined field.

Consider two uniform electric fields with magnitudes E1=200 N/C and E2=600 N/C which both exist within some fixed finite volume V. The two fields are superimposed while the angle between the fields can be varied to any angle. Find the ratio Umax/Umin between the maximum and minimum possible energy of the combined field.

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Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

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