An application of Thomson s theorem to the determination of induced charge density

Autor:	C Donolato
Rok vydání:	2003
Předmět:	Physics Classical electron radius Charge conservation Partial charge Point particle Quantum mechanics General Physics and Astronomy Charge density Charge carrier Electric charge Energy functional
Zdroj:	European Journal of Physics. 24:L1-L4
ISSN:	0143-0807
DOI:	10.1088/0143-0807/24/3/101
Popis:	An illustrative example is presented concerning Thomson's theorem on the minimum energy of the equilibrium charge distribution on conductors. The theorem is used to find the density of the induced surface charge in the classical case of a point charge in front of an infinite planar conductor. The energy functional of the system can be minimized directly by simple considerations.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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