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Problem Set A: Electrostatic Fields

This document contains an assignment on electostatic fields from a course on electromagnetic field theory and guided waves. It includes 4 practice problems involving: 1) the electric field and potential from a finite line charge, 2) the electric field from multiple infinite line charges, 3) calculating work done in an electric field, and 4) calculating the electric field, displacement, and capacitance of a spherical capacitor. The students are asked to calculate values, plot graphs, and discuss their results.

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Problem Set A: Electrostatic Fields

This document contains an assignment on electostatic fields from a course on electromagnetic field theory and guided waves. It includes 4 practice problems involving: 1) the electric field and potential from a finite line charge, 2) the electric field from multiple infinite line charges, 3) calculating work done in an electric field, and 4) calculating the electric field, displacement, and capacitance of a spherical capacitor. The students are asked to calculate values, plot graphs, and discuss their results.

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Department of Radio Science and Engineering

Course S-26.2900: Elements of Electromagnetic Field Theory and Guided Waves


Instructor: Prof. A. Sihvola
Assistants: Dr. C. Valagiannopoulos, cDr. T. Rimpiläinen

PROBLEM SET A: ELECTROSTATIC FIELDS

PROBLEM A.1 (Finite Line Charge)

A line charge of finite length is carrying


uniform charge density as shown in the related
figure. (a) Find the electric field vector along the
positive semi axis . (b) Determine the
electrostatic potential at an arbitrary point
of the semi-infinite plane { }. (c) Plot the potential in a contour plot for unitary values of
the parameters.

PROBLEM A.2 (Multiple Line Charges)

Three infinite line charges of uniform


densities are posed parallel to
axis as shown in the related figure. (a)
Find an approximate expression for the
developed electrostatic field vector at
the arbitrary point , very far from
the origin. (b) Plot the azimuthal and the
radial component of the electric field at
{ } with respect to the
azimuthal angle . Compare the two

quantities when , and . (c) Compare the magnitude of the electric field in the

question (b) with the case that

PROBLEM A.3 (Work Done)

Determine the work done in carrying a charge from point


to in the field on the plane , (a) along the
straight line joining and . (b) along the crooked line of the related
figure. (c) Plot the work in each of the two aforementioned cases as
function of the distance for . Consider two fields:
and . Discuss the obtained graphs.

PROBLEM SET A: ELECTROSTATIC FIELDS


PROBLEM A.4 (Spherical Capacitor)

A capacitor is comprised by two spherical


concentric cells of radii and as shown in the
related figure. The intermediate region is partially
filled with a dielectric of relative
permittivity and the rest is vacuum.
The external surface is grounded, while the
internal surface is kept at a constant potential
. (a) Determine the electric field and the electric
displacement in each of the considered regions.
(b) Find the capacitance of the structure. (c) Plot the
capacitance with respect to for various

when . What

happens for negative permittivities? (d) Make the

contour plot of the capacitance with respect to the parameters ( ) when and . Discuss the

results.

PROBLEM SET A: ELECTROSTATIC FIELDS

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