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 25P
The electric flux density inside a dielectric sphere of radius a centered at the origin is given by
where ρ0 is a constant. Find the total charge inside the sphere.
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