Find the potential inside and outside a spherical shell of radius R that carries a uniform surface charge density of Sigma0. Set the reference point at infinity. Draw a graph of this potential as a function of r, the spherical radius.

Find the potential inside and outside a spherical shell of radius R that carries a uniform surface charge density of Sigma0. Set the reference point at infinity. Draw a graph of this potential as a function of r, the spherical radius.

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter5: Gravitation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5.10P

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