
Electric field Difference between Electrostatics and …
Jan 31, 2020 · I have been pondering on the behavior of the E field in conductors. In electrostatics (where the charges are not moving): a) Electric fields are time- independent but position …
Understanding Green functions in electrostatics - Physics Forums
Jan 17, 2012 · Green functions in electrostatics represent the potential due to a unit source and are essential for solving boundary value problems. They encode the effects of boundary …
Main difference between electrostatics and magnetism
Sep 12, 2016 · Electrostatics focuses on static electric fields and charges, while magnetism deals with static magnetic fields and their interactions. The key distinction lies in that electrostatics …
Is Gravity Just the Electrostatic Force? • Physics Forums
Jul 19, 2022 · It's pretty easy to disprove this idea, even on the level of Newtonian gravity: First of all the sources of the electrostatic field are charge distributions at rest, those of the …
Dielectric Cylinder Polarization (Electrostatics) - Physics Forums
Apr 27, 2015 · The discussion focuses on the polarization of an infinitely long dielectric cylinder with a specific free charge density. The participants derive the electric field (E), electric …
How Do Charges Separate on the Second Ball in Electrostatic …
Jun 7, 2021 · From symmetry of charges in electrostatics, that sounds true i.e charges on each metal ball should equal in magnitude the charge on ebony rod. Then, the metal balls will …
Div D, div E. What rho is it. (electrostatics) - Physics Forums
Mar 3, 2013 · I know that the D field has to do with free charges. So when we write Maxwell's equation ∇ → D → = ρ we mean rho as the free charge density which does not include the …
How Do Electrostatic Fields Differ Between 2D and 3D Dimensions?
Jun 5, 2009 · In three dimensions, electrostatic fields can be modeled using Poisson's equation, resulting in a potential function that decays as 1/ (4 Pi r) and an electric field that follows the …
Confused about Polarization and Induction - Static Electricity
Sep 19, 2019 · The discussion clarifies the concepts of polarization and induction in static electricity. Induction occurs in conductors, where electrons move freely and redistribute along …
Proof on a uniqueness theorem in electrostatics - Physics Forums
Sep 6, 2014 · The discussion centers on proving the uniqueness theorem in electrostatics, which states that the electric field is uniquely determined by a given charge density and either the …