I need help how to set up this integral V(r)=14πϵ0∫Lρ′l|r−r′|dl′.
I have a uniform line charge along the z-axis and want to calculate the electric potential between two points A=(rA,ϕA,0) and B=(rB,ϕB,0) (cylindrical coordinates).
Solution: The line charge is aligned along the z-axis and the the source vector is r=zˆz and the field vector is r′=r′ˆr+z′ˆz so |r−r′|=√(r′)2+(z−z′)2. I integrate along z′ from −∞ to ∞ V(r)=14πϵ0∫Lρ′l|r−r′|dl′=ρl4πϵ0∫∞−∞1√(r′)2+(z−z′)2dz′=14πϵ0[ln(z−z′+√(r′)2+(z−z′)2)]∞−∞=−∞+∞ The integral is indeterminate and I'm stuck here. Are the vectors wrong, the limits? What have I missed?
Thanks!
If I calculate the line integral of the electric field I find the correct potential (however, I want to calculate with the integral above).
I integrate in the radial direction dr from rA to rB. The electric field is E(r)=ρl2πϵ0rˆr so V(r)=−∫LE(r)⋅dl=ρl2πϵ0∫rBrA1rdr=ρl2πϵ0lnρBρA
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