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Problemas de electricidad y magnetismo Lista 5

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Segundo semestre de 2013

1. Calcule el momento dipolar, el potencial elctrico y el campo elctrico de la siguiente

distribucin de carga
3) z

q
d

-q

Si sobre esta distribucin de carga de aplica un campo elctrico E = 2105N/Cj,

calcule:
- La fuerza dipolar
- La energa potencial dipolar
- El torque sobre el dipolo
Para d = 0.1cm, = 30 y q = 2C
2. Un capacitor es formado por dos cilindros conductores concntricos de radios a y b
(a<b) y longitud L (L>>b). Considerando que entre ellos hay una diferencia de potencial
V resuelva la ecuacin de Laplace. Encuentre el campo elctrico, la energa almacenada

en el condensador como U 0 E 2 dV . A partir de este resultado halle la capacitancia

2
del sistema.
3. Let (, , ) be any function that can be expanded in a power series around a point
( , , ). Write a Taylor series expansion for the values of at each the six points
( + , , ). ( , , ), ( , + , ), ( , , ), ( , , + ) and
( , , ), which symmetricall surround the point ( , , ) at a distance . Show
that if satisfies the Laplaces equation, the average of the six values is equal to
( , , ) through terms of third order in .
4 (3.30). Heres how to solve Laplaces equation approximately, for given boundary
values, using nothing but arithmetic. The method is the relaxation method (see section 3.8
of Pourcell), and it is based on the result of problem 3. For simplicity we take a twodimensional example. In the figure there are two square equipotential boundaries, one
inside the other. This might be a cross section thorough a capacitor made of two sizes of
metal tubing. The problem is to find, for an array of discrete points, numbers which will be

good approximation to the values at those points of the exact two-dimensional potential
function (, ). For this exercise, well make the array rather coarse, to keep the labor
within bonds. Let us assign, arbitrarily, potential to 100V to the inner boundary and zero
the outer. All points on these boundaries retain those values. You could start with any
values at the interior points, but time will be saved by a little judicious guesswork. We
know the correct values must be lie between 0V and 100V, and we expect that points closer
to the inner boundary will have higher values than those closer to the outer boundary. Some
reasonable starting values are suggested in the figure. Obviously, you should take
advantage of the symmetry of the configuration: Only seven different interior values need
to be computed. Now you simply go over these seven interior lattice points in some
systematic manner.

5. Three conducting plates are placed parallel to one another as shown. The outer
plates are connected by a wire. The inner plate is isolated and carries a charge

amounting to 10esu per square centimeter of plate. In what proportion must this
charge divide itself into a surface charge on one face of the inner plate and a surface
charge 2 on the other side of the same plate?

6. What is the capacitance C of a capacitor that consist of two concentric spherical

shaells? The inner radius of the outer shell is a; the outer radius of the inner shell is b.
Check your result by considering the limiting case with the gap between the
conductors, a-b, much smaller than b. In that limit the formula for the capacitance of
the flat parallel-plate capacitor ought to be applicable.
7. 100 pF capacitor is charged to 100 V. After charging battery is disconnected, the
capacitor is connected in parallel to another capacitor. If the final voltage is 30V, what
is the capacitance of the second capacitor? How much energy was lost, and what
happened to it?
8.