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How to compute the volume integral for the potential of an arbitrary point outside a uniformly charged ball?

$$\frac{\rho}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\iiint_{D}^{}\frac{1}{\left\| \mathbf{r}-\mathbf{r'} \right \| }dV'$$ $D$ is a ball of radius $R$ $\mathbf{r}$ is the position vector of the point where we want to ...
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What integral is used to calculate the electric field generated by a continuous charged curve?

I'm studying Multivariable Mathematics, by Ted Shifrin, in which one reads that ''the gravitational force exerted by a continuous mass distribution $\Omega$ with density function $\delta$ is $$\mathbf{...
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Boundary Conditions on the Magnetic Flux Density (B-field)

My question is similar to this one (Boundary conditions magnetic field) in that it is related to the boundary conditions of the magnetic field (B-field). However, my question focuses on mathematically ...
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What does $\vec{\nabla}^2 \vec{E} = \vec{\nabla}^2 \left[ f(\vec{k} \cdot \vec{r} - \omega t) \vec{E}_0 \right]$ mean?

$\vec{E} = f(\vec{k} \cdot \vec{r} - \omega t) \vec{E}_0$ with the constant vector field $\vec{E}_0$ I only know the case if I apply the Laplacian operator on a scalar field, in this case it is a ...
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What is the sum of an infinite resistor ladder with geometric progression?

I am trying to solve for the equivalent resistance $R_{\infty}$ of an infinite resistor ladder network with geometric progression as in the image below, with the size of the resistors in each section ...
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Calculate Electric Field on the Z-axis from a finite charge wire

I've been trying to find the electric Field on the Z-axis from a non-uniform charge density line charge. The wire is placed on the z-axis from $z=0$ to $z=1$, $E=?$ at $z>1$ and $z<0$ $$ \rho =...
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Vector Line Integral For Biot Savart Law

How would one go about computing the vector line integral presented in the Biot-Savart law: $$\vec{B}=\int_c\frac{\mu_0I}{4\pi} \frac{d\vec{l}\times\hat{r}}{r^2}$$ I know how to compute vector line ...
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Electric field flux proportional to the field lines generated by (for example) a static charge

Suppose we have a stationary positive charge at a point in space that we call $+Q$. We know by definition that the flow of the electrostatic field is given by, in its simplified form, $$\Phi_S(\vec E)=...
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Distance becoming equal to displacement

Consider a charged particle of charge q and mass m being projected from the origin with a velocity u in a region of uniform magnetic field $\mathbf{B} = - B \hat{\mathbf{k}} $ with a resistive force ...
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A calculus problem from electrostatics

Since this problem consists of multiple parts and one needs to see all of them to understand the problem i'm going to list out all of them: Consider a uniformly charged spherical shell of radius $R$ ...
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Non-homogeneous wave equation, retarded potentials and causality

Consider the non-homogeneous wave equation in three dimensions with homogeneous initial conditions: $$ \begin{align} & \square f(\underline{x}, t) = g(\underline{x},t), \hspace{3mm} \underline{x} \...
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Linear system $Ax=y$ with partially known $x,y$ and non singular $A$

PHYSICAL INTUITION While proving the equivalence between the Dirichlet problem (i.e. the potential is known on the surface of every conductor) and the mixed problem (i.e. the potential is known on ...
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Effective resistance in finite grid of resistors

Consider a $m\times n$ grid of one-Ohm resistors. What is the effective resistance of any given edge? I understand how to do the case $m=2$ inductively using the series and parallel laws, but I get ...
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Equilibrium position of $ n $ free charges as polynomials roots

I asked the same question on here but received no answer. The classic problem of the electrostatic equilibrium positions of a linear system of $ n $ free unit charges between two fixed charges is well ...
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Taylor Expansion for a configuration of $2$ point charges on a line

Was getting back into physics and reading a chapter on electrostatics which sets up the following situation. We have a configuration of point charges - one $-q$ at the point ($-d,0,0$) and one $+q$ at ...

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