Introduction to Electrodynamics
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ISBN: 9781108420419
Author: David J. Griffiths
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Chapter 2.5, Problem 2.61P
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Minimum energy configuration for a system of N equal point charges placed on or inside a circle.
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