Tuesday, November 29, 2016

homework and exercises - Find electric potential due to line charge distribution?


I need help how to set up this integral V(r)=14πϵ0Lρl|rr|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=rˆr+zˆz so |rr|=(r)2+(zz)2. I integrate along z from to V(r)=14πϵ0Lρl|rr|dl=ρl4πϵ01(r)2+(zz)2dz=14πϵ0[ln(zz+(r)2+(zz)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=ρl2πϵ0rBrA1rdr=ρl2πϵ0lnρBρA





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