Electricity and Magnetism · Problem 10.15

MAGNETIC FIELDS IN MATTER — Edward Purcell & David Morin

Physics — E&M · charge-density-dielectric-capacitor

Problem

Consider the setup of Problem 10.2. In terms of the various parameters given there, find the charge densities on the left and right parts of the capacitor. You should find that as xx increases, the charge densities on both parts of plates decrease. At first glance this seems a bit absurd, so try to explain intuitively how it is possible.

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