Problem 1

a) The electric field is sum of electric fields from a stack of rings located from z = -L to z = 0.
( )
( )
( )
3/ 2
2
2
)
z
dq H z
dE k
R H z

=
+

Q
dq dz
L
= (Id have done this our usual way 2r Q dQ 2rdz.)
( )
( )
( )
0
3/ 2
2
2
z
L
H z
Q
E k dz
L
R H z

=
+

b) Substituting ( )
2
u H z = ( ) 2 du H z dz = limits from
2
( ) H L + to
2
H
( )
( )
( )
( )
2
2
2 2
( )
( ) 0
3/ 2 3/ 2
2 2 2
2
2 2 2 2
1 1
1 1
( )
H L
H L
z
L H H
H z
Q Q Q
E k dz k du k
L L L
R u R u
R H z
Q
k
L
R H R H L
+
+

= = = =
+ +
+
(
= (
+ + + (



c) !hat follo"s is one "a# to take the limit. (I showed a quicker way in lecture.)
( )
1/ 2 1/ 2
2 2
2 2
2 2 2 2
2 2
2 2 2 2
3 3 2
1 1
( ) 1 1
( )
1 1
2 2( )
2 2( )
z
e
R R
H H L Q Q
E k k
L L H H L
R H R H L
R R
H H L Q Q L R R Q
k k k
L H H L L H H L H H L H

(
| | | |
+ + (
| |
(
+
( \ \
= = (
(
+
+ + + (

(
(

( | | | |

( | |
(
+
\ \
(
= +
(
(
+ + +

(


The same as from a $oint charge Q at a distance .

d) This setu$ can be sol%ed b# considering t"o c#linders "ith electric fields in o$$osite directions re$lacing in
formula for b) b# zero and ! b# ! & (electric field $ositi%e for the u$$er c#linder) and b# zero ! b#
(electric field negati%e for the lo"er c#linder). ("ven si#$ler % " &ro# the shorter $art o& the cylinder a'ove or
'elow the a(is cancels " $roduced 'y an equal len)th section on the other side.)
2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
( )
1 1
( )
z
Q Q
E k k
L R L R
R L H R H
Q
k
L
R H R L H
(
(
== = (
(
+ ( +

(
= (
+ + (





Problem '

(dding another half c#linder one can ha%e a regular c#linder "ith the electric field for it. )ue to the s#mmetr#
of the t"o half c#linders the z com$onents of the electric field from t"o of them cancel out
0
2
x
E E = "here
0
E is the electric field from a full c#linder.
(ccording to *auss+s la",
3
2
0
0 0 0 0 0
3
0
0
2 2
2 ( )2
3
3
R R
dz Adz AR dz
E rdz r rdr r dr
AR
E
r

= = =
=


(nd finall#
3
0
6
x
AR
E
r
=
Problem -

.o%e into the "a%es frame of reference ("hich "e "ill call /0) b# sim$l# mo%ing at the s$eed of the belt. !e
find the %elocit# of the source and recei%er to be,

v
s
' = v
s
+ v
and
v
r
' = v
r
+ v
to the left.

To find the "a%elength in this frame of reference "e find the time bet"een the emission of "a%e-fronts ($ies)
and calculate the distance the source tra%els in that time (the belt is stationar# in this frame of course),

T
s
=
1
f
and
' = v
s
'T
s
=
(v
s
+ v)
f


The "a%e is stationar# in /0 so "e calculate ho" long it takes the recei%er to tra%el from one "a%e-front to the
ne1t,

T
r
=
'
v
r
'


and therefore the fre2uenc# the recei%er hears is

f
r
=
1
T
r
=
v
r
'
'
= f (
v
r
+ v
v
s
+ v
)


The "a%e s$eed relati%e to the recei%er is
v
r
+ v
so the "a%elength the recei%er sees is

r
=
(v
r
+ v)
f
r
=
(v
s
+ v)
f



*I did this slightl# di&&erently in lecture % ste$ 2a was the + o& #eters o& 'elt $assin) the receiver,sec- here that is
due only to receiver #otion- since the 'elt is stationary. .te$ 2' is to divide that nu#'er o& #eters 'y the $ie
s$acin),wavelen)th &ound in $art a./
















Problem 3














4ecause of the s#mmetr# of the $roblem "e can e1amine the $attern of minima and ma1ima as "e tra%el
around one half of the circle onl#. 4# e1amining the change in $ath length differences "e can find the total
change in $hase differences and find the $attern of minima and ma1ima. 4ecause the radius of the circle is
much greater than the se$aration bet"een the sources "e can a$$ro1imate the $aths of the three "a%es as
al"a#s $arallel (the# meet at infinit#) and therefore the $ath length difference bet"een t"o ad5acent sources is
L=
7D
3
sin( )

and therefore the $hase difference bet"een ad5acent sources is
= 2
L

=
14
3
sin()

(s "e go around one 2uarter of the circle the relati%e ad5acent $hase difference goes from 0 to

0< <
14
3

6f "e e1amine the addition of - $hasors "ith e2ual ad5acent $hase differences "e see that "e get,

minima "hen
=
2
3
,
4
3
+ 2n


large ma1ima "hen
= 2n


and small ma1ima "hen
= (2n+ 1)


So as "e tra%erse one half of a circle "e ha%e ma1ima at

= 4 , 3 , 2 , ,0, , 2 , 3 , 4

and minima at

= 14/ 3, 10/ 3, 8/3, 4/ 3, 2/ 3, 2/3, 4/ 3, 8/3, 10/ 3, 14/ 3


.a$$ing this to the "hole circle "e find a total of 17 ma1ima and 17 minima (#ou must a%oid counting the
minima at
= 14/ 3 = / 2
t"ice).