long coaxial cable is made of an inner solid cylindrical rod of radius a and an outer cylindrical thin shell of radius b. The inner rod carries a uniform volume positive charge density pv . The outer shell carries negative charge with a uniform surface charge density ps, which is of just the right amount to make the cable as a whole electrically neutral. Find the electric field E in the regions: a) inside the inner cylinder (r < a), b) between the cylinders (a < r < b) and c) outside the cable (r > b)

long coaxial cable is made of an inner solid cylindrical rod of radius a and an outer cylindrical thin shell of radius b. The inner rod carries a uniform volume positive charge density pv . The outer shell carries negative charge with a uniform surface charge density ps, which is of just the right amount to make the cable as a whole electrically neutral. Find the electric field E in the regions: a) inside the inner cylinder (r < a), b) between the cylinders (a < r < b) and c) outside the cable (r > b)

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Chapter6: Gauss's Law

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