23th_November_2008

The field potential inside a charged ball depends only on the distance from the center as V=ar2 + b; a,b are constants. Find the space charge distribution ρ(r) inside the ball.

Src: Irodov

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Abhishek Priyam ·

I'm getting two answers one in term of and other in term of b....
ρ=2bε0/R2 ...........R is radius of ball.

ρ=-6aε0

Just compared the given potential with the potential at any point at a r distance inside sphere (r<R)

that also depends on r2 that gave me a hint....

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Lokesh Verma ·

yes dude.. Good work..

i wud say this.. the answer is there in Irodov..

I want slightly detailed proofs :)

I know this is not very tough. Atleast not at all as tough as it looks..

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ith_power ·

E(r)=-dv/dr=-2ar,

now by gauss law, ∫E(r)ds=∫d(qin)/ε0,
now, d(qin)=4πr2 ρ(r) dr,
so, -2aR*4πR2=4π/ε0 0∫Rr2ρ(r)dr

by newton-leibnitz formula, -8πa3R2 =4π/ε0 R2ρ(R)
so, ρ(R)=-6ε0a.

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Lokesh Verma ·

Good work buddy :)

keep up

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Sarath George ·

how did abhishek got two expressions for p

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Lokesh Verma ·

hey i din notice abhishek had 2 expressions :D

ther is only 1 corect answer.. the one rohan gave :)

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Abhishek Priyam ·

opsie I didn't want to solve it so just compared it with cooked result for the shell.......

and compared the result at a distance (r<R).....
as the given V was also proportional to r^2 and for uniform charge distribution also V is proportional to r^2 ........ :P

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