Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences · Problem 10.16

FUNCTIONS OF A COMPLEX VARIABLE — Mary Boas

Mathematics — Methods · capacitance-parallel-cylinders

Problem

Two long parallel cylinders form a capacitor. (Let their cross sections be the images of u=au = a and u=−au = -a.) If they are held at potentials V0V_0 and −V0-V_0, find the potential V(x,y)V(x, y) at points between them. Given that the charge (per unit length) on a cylinder is q=V0/(2a)q = V_0/(2a), show that the capacitance (per unit length), that is, q/(2V0)q/(2V_0), is given by 1/(4 arc cosh d/2r)1/(4\,\text{arc cosh}\,d/2r), where dd is the distance between the centers of the two cylinders, and their radii are rr.

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