Irodov Problem 3.17

Physics · electromagnetism

Problem

Suppose the surface charge density over a sphere of radius R depends on a polar angle 0 as a = ao cos 0, where ao is a positive constant. Show that such a charge distribution can be represented as a result of a small relative shift of two uniformly charged balls of radius R whose charges are equal in magnitude and opposite in sign. Resorting to this representation, find the electric field strength vector inside the given sphere.

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