8.

022 - Class 2 - 9/7/2006

October 20, 2007

Figure 1: Six point charges of magnitude q in x-y plane.

(x, y)
1. Find E
(x, 0)
2. Find E
(x, y) for x >> 1
3. Find E
(0, 0)
4. Remove charge 6. Find E
Solutions

8.022 Class Notes - Class 2 - 9/7/06

1.
q 6
k=1
40 (

(x, y) =
E
=
2.

(xcos( k
3 ))i+(ysin( 3 ))j

k 2
2
(xcos( k
3 )) +(ysin( 3 ))
(xcos( k ))i+(ysin( k ))j

q 6
3
3
k=1 (x2 +y 2 +12x cos( k )2y sin( k ))3/2 )
40 (
3
3

6
k

(x

cos(
q
3 ))i
(x, 0) =
E
(
)
3/2
40
(1 + x2 2x cos( k
))
3
k=1

3. For x >> 1 ,
0) =
E(x,
=
=

q
40

xcos( k
3 )
k=1 (x2 2x cos( k )+1)3/2
3

cos( k
3 ))
q
x
k=1
40
2 cos( k
3 ) + 1 )3/2
x2 (1
x
x2
cos( k )
1 x 3
6
q
2 k
k=1
40
6 cos( k
3 ) + 12 cos ( 3 )+3 )1/2
(1
x
x2

x(1

Expanding by Taylor Series:

a
1 + = f 0!(1) + f 1!(1) (1 + xa ) + ...
x
= 1 + 12 (1 + xa ) + .....
Should show that terms

1
x3

and above dont matter

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For line charge:

r) =
E(
=

1
40
1
40

1
dq
2

dl
2

For a volume charge:

r) =
E(

l
d
2

Can derive all other cases from this using Dirac delta function.

-Read 1.1.1-1.4.1 for Monday

Ch 1 in General

8.022 Class Notes - Class 2 - 9/7/06