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Chapter 8 Problem 2P

Question

Problem 2P

Consider the charging capacitor in Prob. 7.34.

(a) Find the electric and magnetic fields in the gap, as functions of the distance s from the axis and the time t. (Assume the charge is zero at t = 0.)

(b) Find the energy density uem and the Poynting vector S in the gap. Note especially the direction of S. Check that Eq. 8.12 is satisfied.

(c) Determine the total energy in the gap, as a function of time. Calculate the total power flowing into the gap, by integrating the Poynting vector over the appropriate surface. Check that the power input is equal to the rate of increase of energy in the gap (Eq. 8.9—in this case W = 0, because there is no charge in the gap). [If you’re worried about the fringing fields, do it for a volume of radius b < a well inside the gap.]

Solution

Solution 2P

(a)

Step 1:  To find the electric and magnetic fields for a charged capacitor        

        Let us consider the electric field between the parallel plate capacitor which is given by;

                                                                        …..(1)

        The charge as a function of time for the charged parallel plate capacitor is

                   and we know that,

        Therefore from equation we  have,

The electric field for a charged capacitor is,

                                                                …..(2)

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Title Introduction to Electrodynamics  4 
Author David J. Griffiths
ISBN 9780321856562

Consider the charging capacitor in Prob. 7.34.(a) Find the

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