Introduction to Electrodynamics
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ISBN: 9781108420419
Author: David J. Griffiths
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Chapter 3.1, Problem 3.1P
Find the average potential over a spherical surface of radius R due toa point charge q located inside (same as above, in other words, only with
where Vcenteris the potential at the center due to all the external charges, and Qencisthe total enclosed charge.
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