Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics (7th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133356816
Author: Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Umberto Ravaioli
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 24P
Charge Q1 is uniformly distributed over a thin spherical shell of radius a, and charge Q2 is uniformly distributed over a second spherical shell of radius b, with b > a. Apply Gauss’s law to find E in the regions R < a, a < R < b, and R > b.
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