so, here are two dipoles distance r apart i have calculated following:
(i)→Fp1 (force on p1 due to p2)=0
(ii)→Fp2(force on p2 due to p1=−3p1p24πϵ0r4≠0
Why two forces are unequal? Is it a violation of newton's 3rd law?
I also found torque on one due to another it is also coming unequal. I want to know, why it is the case for above dipoles configuration?
EDIT:
part (i)
The electric field at point p1 due to p2 will be
→E=−p22πϵ0r3ˆr
so, force on p1 will be Fp1=(→p1⋅∇)→E⟹−p1d→Er dθ=0
ˆr is unit vector along left to right
and
ˆθ is unit vector from up to down
for (ii)part
electric field at point p2 due to p1 will be
→E′=p14πϵ0r3ˆθ
so, force on p2 will be
Fp2=(→p2⋅∇)→E′⟹p2d→E′dr=−3p1p24πϵ0r4ˆθ
What is the physical explanation of phenomena?
Answer
The comments by others have provided the answers to both of the key issues in the question. Aaron pointed out the conceptual error regarding the torques: they do not necessarily cancel, in general. JEB, with an additional comment from Aaron, pointed out the mathematical error regarding the way you are calculating the derivative of the electric field. My answer here has a broader aim.
Since you mentioned Newton's third law, and asked for some physical explanation, I'm providing an alternative derivation which may enable you to check your own work. It is also, in my opinion, practically useful, closer to the underlying physical principles, and less error-prone.
Here's the essential physics. Assume that the forces →F1, →F2, and torques →T1, →T2, are derived from a potential energy function V of the positions and orientations of the two objects. If V is invariant to translations of the origin of coordinates, then →F1+→F2=→0.
For linear objects, whose orientations are specified by unit vectors ˆe1 and ˆe2, V can very often be expressed as a function of four quantities, all of which are translationally and rotationally invariant: r=|→r1−→r2|,c=ˆe1⋅ˆe2,C1=ˆe1⋅(→r1−→r2),C2=ˆe2⋅(→r1−→r2).
For the dipole-dipole case we get, in very few lines, →F1=−→F2=3Ar5[(c−5C1C2r2)(→r1−→r2)+C2ˆe1+C1ˆe2]→T1=−Ar3ˆe1×[ˆe2−3C2r2(→r1−→r2)]→T2=−Ar3ˆe2×[ˆe1−3C1r2(→r1−→r2)]
For your particular geometry, setting →r1=→0, →r2=rˆx, ˆe1=ˆy, ˆe2=ˆx, c=0, C1=0, C2=−r, →F1=−3Ar4ˆy,→F2=3Ar4ˆy,→T1=−2Ar3ˆz,→T2=−Ar3ˆz
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