380 likes | 629 Views
W02D1 Electric Dipoles and Continuous Charge Distributions. Math Review Tuesday Week Two Tues from 9-11 pm in 26-152 PS 1 due Week Two Tuesday Tues at 9 pm in boxes outside 32-082 or 26-152 W02D2 Reading Assignment Course Notes: Chapter Course Notes: Sections 3.1-3.2, 3.6, 3.7, 3.10
E N D
Math Review Tuesday Week Two Tues from 9-11 pm in 26-152 PS 1 due Week Two Tuesday Tues at 9 pm in boxes outside 32-082 or 26-152 W02D2 Reading Assignment Course Notes: Chapter Course Notes: Sections 3.1-3.2, 3.6, 3.7, 3.10 Make sure your clicker is registered Announcements
Outline Electric Dipoles Force and Torque on Dipole Continuous Charge Distributions
Nature Likes to Make Dipoles http://youtu.be/EMj10YIjkaY
Dipole in Uniform Field Total Net Force: Torque on Dipole: tends to align with the electric field
Torque on Dipole Total Field (dipole + background) shows torque: • Field lines transmit tension • Connection between dipole field and constant field “pulls” dipole into alignment
E Concept Question: Dipole in Non-Uniform Field A dipole sits in a non-uniform electric field E Due to the electric field this dipole will feel: • force but no torque • no force but a torque • both a force and a torque • neither a force nor a torque
E Concept Question Answer: Non-Uniform Field Answer: 3. both force and torque Because the field is non-uniform, the forces on the two equal but opposite point charges do not cancel. As always, the dipole wants to rotate to align with the field – there is a torque on the dipole as well
Continuous Charge Distributions Break distribution into parts: V E field at P due to Superposition:
Group Problem: Charge Densities • A solid cylinder, of length L and radius R, is uniformly charged with total charge Q. • What is the volume charge density ρ? • What is the linear charge density λ? • What is the relationship between these two densities ρ and λ?
Examples of Continuous Sources: Finite Line of Charge E field on perpendicular bisector
Examples of Continuous Sources: Finite Line of Charge E field off axis
Examples of Continuous Sources: Finite Line of Charge Grass seeds of total E field
A rod of length L lies along the x-axis with its left end at the origin. The rod has a uniform charge density λ. Which of the following expressions best describes the electric field at the point P Concept Question Electric Field of a Rod
A rod of length L lies along the x-axis with its left end at the origin. The rod has a uniform charge density λ. Which of the following expressions best describes the electric field at the point P Concept Question Electric Field of a Rod: Answer
Group Problem: Line of Charge Point P lies on perpendicular bisector of uniformly charged line of length L, a distance s away. The charge on the line is Q. Find an integral expression for the direction and magnitude of the electric field at P.
Hint on Line of Charge Group Problem Typically give the integration variable (x’) a “primed” variable name. ALSO: Difficult integral (trig. sub.)
E Field from Line of Charge Limits: s >> L (far away) and s << L (close) Looks like the E field of a point charge if we are far away Looks like E field of an infinite charged line if we are close
Examples of Continuous Sources: Ring of Charge E field on the axis of the ring of charge
Examples of Continuous Sources: Ring of Charge E field off axis and grass seeds plot
A uniformly charged ring of radius a has total charge Q. Which of the following expressions best describes the electric field at the point P located at the center of the ring? Concept Question Electric Field of a Ring
A uniformly charged ring of radius a has total charge Q. Which of the following expressions best describes the electric field at the point P located at the center of the ring? Concept Question Electric Field of a Ring: Answer
Demonstration Problem: Ring of Charge Aring of radius a is uniformly charged with total charge Q. Find the direction and magnitude of the electric field at the point P lying a distance x from the center of the ring along the axis of symmetry of the ring.
Ring of Charge 1) Think about it Symmetry! 2) Define Variables
Ring of Charge 3) Write Equation
Ring of Charge 4) Integrate This particular problem is a very special case because everything except dq is constant, and
Ring of Charge 5) Clean Up 6) Check Limit
Group Problem: Uniformly Charged Disk P on axis of disk of charge, x from center Radius R, charge density s. Find E at P
Disk: Two Important Limits Limits: x >> R (far) and x << R (close) Looks like E of a point charge far away Looks like E field of an infinite charged plane close up
Scaling: E for Plane is Constant • Dipole: E falls off like 1/r3 • Point charge: E falls off like 1/r2 • Line of charge: E falls off like 1/r • Plane of charge: E constant