Problem 3.
wo onentri spheres hve rdii a; b @b > aA nd eh is divided into two hemispheres
y the sme horizontl plneF he upper hemisphere of the inner sphere nd the lower
hemisphere of the outer sphere re mintined t potentil V F he other hemispheres re
t zero potentilF
hetermine the potentil in the region a r b s series in vegendre polynomilsF snlude
terms t lest up to l a RF ghek your solution ginst known results in the limiting ses
b 3 I nd a 3 HF
olution to vple9s eqution with zimuthl symmetryX
@r; A a
l=0
gonsiderX r a a
Al
al
C B a l
1
Al rl C Bl rl
P aV
Pl C I
|
Al
bl
C B bl
l
P aV
Pl C I
aV
aV
aV
Pl @os A
Pl @os Ad@os A
{z
Nl
a V Nl
gonsiderX r a b
@os Ad@os A
Pl @ os Ad@ os A
Pl @ os Ad@os A
0
1
@lAl Pl @ os Ad@os A
a V @IAl Nl
al a l
bl b l
( +1)
( +1)
Al
Bl
C
a Pl P I V Nl @IIAl
olve for
Al
Bl
X
Al
Bl
!1
l
l
C
a Pl P I V Nl al a l
b b
C
Nl
a Pl P I al b l V bl a l
( +1)
I
@IAl
( +1)
( +1)
C
a Pl P I al b l
@r; A a
b l
( +1)
l=0
( +1)
b l
V Nl
bl a l
C @IAl
+1
a l
( +1)
C
Pl P I al b l V bl a l
( +1)
( +1)
al
( +1)
I
@IAl
C @IAl a l
bl C @IAl al
( +1)
( +1)
a l
b l
bl
( +1)
( +1)
+1
l l
r C b C@
( +1)
IAl al
r l
( +1)
Nl Pl @os A
e sw in lss tht tht Nl a Pl @xAdx a H for even even l @exept for l a HD where it is
1
IAF por odd lD N l a 2 ll X
l
2
1)2 l
(2
@r; A a V C
P
l
1)
I
l=1
b l C a l r l
2
C b l a l
r l
2
P
C
Rl P Q a l b V bl a l @Pl IIAP l l l I P l @os A
l
he terms up to l a R @iFeFD l a H; I; QA reX
V
V
I P P @os A
r C b a r U
@r; A a P C b C a
P ab ba R H
I
b C a r C b a r II a b V b a RV R P @os A
P
I
2
C a
Ca
por the limit s b 3 IX
V
rC
b a
V ab ba os@A
II
C b a r RV a b V b a S os Q os
=1
Rl C Q V
P @Pl IAP l
2
lim @r; A a P
l
b3I
@r; A a V C
P
Pl
lI
P l
2
@os A
por the limit s a 3 HX
V
lim @r; A a P
l
a3I
l 1
=1
Rl C Q V
P @Pl IAP l
Pl
lI
P l
2
@os A
Problem 3.3
e thinD tD ondutingD irulr dis of rdius R is loted in the xEy plne with its enter
t the originD nd is mintined t xed potentil V F ith the informtion tht the hrge
density on dis t xed potentil is proportionl to @R A = D where is the distne
from the enter of the disX
2
1.1
Show that for
1 2
r > R the potential is:
I
PV R @IAl
@r; ; 'A a r
Pl C I
l
=0
e know we n strt withX
e know thtX
@~A a
r
R
r
2l
P l @os A
2
@~H A
r
R" j~ ~Hj
r r
@IA
I
I a
~ ~H
r r
l=0
l
r<
l Pl @os A
r>
+1
feuse we9re outsideD r > rHF sing this ft nd plugging the ove eqution into eqution
@IAX
I
rH Hl
@~A a @~ A rr Pl @os
A
r
@PA
l
R"
0
e lso know thtX
@rA a
@r A a
+1
l=0
@rA
@os A
r
p
R r
2
e just need to know F ine a V on the disD @r a HA a V F reneX
rH
@r a HA a V a R@~ A H d rH
" r
a R"
aA a RV "
3
lugging into nd plugging tht into X
RV "
@rA a p
r R
@os A
lugging this into eqution @PAX
@~A a
r
a
R
pV "
rH R
V
2
0
V
a P
2
d'H
rH
( +1)
l=0
I
rHl
R"
l=0
R
0
d@os A @os A
r l
@os A
rl
+1
I
H drH
r
2
l=0
rHl
R
Pl @os
A
rl
+1
r
p
Hl
rH
Pl @os
A
drH os@
A
+1
rH
r
por simpliityD let9s pik
a F his will fore ~ to lwys lie long the z ExisD whih will
give us n expression for @~AF sing the ft tht Pl @os
A a Pl @HA a nn D where
z
l a PnX
I
PV r l @IAn@Pn IA33 R p rHl
H
@~A a
z
H dr
Pnn3
2
n
1) (2
2n
1)!!
+1
( +1)
l=0
e know tht the generl solution for zimuthl symmetry isX
@~A a
r
l=0
Al rl C Bl r l
( +1)
Pl @os A
@QA
he generl solution must gree with eqution @IFIA long the z xisF o do thisD we set
a H @nd Pl @os@HAA a Pl @IA a IAX
@~A a
r
l=0
Al rl C Bl r l
( +1)
@RA
iquting equtions @IFIA nd @RA we nd thtX
aH
PV @IAn@Pn IA33 R p rHl
Bl a
Pnn3
R rH
lugging this into eqution @QAX
Al
+1
V
@~A a P
r
l=0
@IAn@Pn IA33 R p rHl
Pnn3
R rH
+1
drH
drH r l
( +1)
Pl @os A
sing n integrl tleD we nd tht
V
@~A a P
r
r
p 2 H +12 H
R rH dr
l
r l
Rn
r l
Rn
( +1)
+1
l=0
I
PV
l
( +1)
+1
=0
aR n
2
n!2n
n+1)!!
+1
(2
where l a PnX
@IAn@Pn IA33 P @os A
@Pn C IA33 l
@IAn P @os A
@Pn C IA l
pinllyD onverting ll the indies to n using the reltion l a PnX
I
PV r n R n @IAn P @os A
@~A a
r
@Pn C IA n
n
I
PV R n @IAn P @os A
@~A a
r
r
@Pn C IA n
n
I
PV R n R @IAn P @os A
@~A a
r
n
r
r @Pn C IA
n
(2
+1)
+1
=0
+1
=0
=0
I
PV R
@~A a r
r
n=0
1.2
Find the potential for
R
r
2n
@IAn P @os A
@Pn C IA n
2
r<R
et the oundryD @~A for r > R nd r < R must e equlF reneX
r
Al Rl a Bl R l
A n R n a B n R n
lugging in B n @the r n oeient from eqution @SAAX
n
n a PV @IA
n
A nR
R
R n
@Pn C IA
n
PV @IA R n
Ana
@Pn C IA
( +1)
(2
(2
+1)
+1)
+1
(2
+1)
lugging this into eqution @QA @the generl solution for zimuthl symmetryAX
I
PV @IAn
n r n P os@A
@~A a
r
R
n
@Pn C IA
l
2
=0
V
@~A a P
r
@IAn r n P os@A
n
@Pn C IA R
2
l=0
@SA
1.3
Find the capacitance of the disk
sn prt ID we found thtX
a R"
@rA a
Qa
2 R
'=0 r=0
a P
a PR
2
r
Q
aV
a PR
"0
a VR"
he pitne isX
C
iR
0
rdr
