On the electrostatic potential and electric field of a uniformly charged disk
V Bochko, Z K Silagadze
Abstract
Abstract We calculate the electrostatic potential and electric field of a uniformly charged disk everywhere in space. This electrostatic problem was solved long ago, and its gravitational analogue was solved even earlier. However, it seems that physics students are not aware of the solution, because it is not presented in textbooks. The purpose of the present article is to fill this gap in the pedagogical literature.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsElectric fieldElectric potentialElectrostaticsCharged particleField (mathematics)Classical mechanicsQuantum electrodynamicsGravitationElectric chargePotential fieldGravitational fieldCharge (physics)Atomic physicsElectrohydrodynamicsPeriodic potentialComputational physicsElectrostatic interactionQuantum mechanicsQuantum and Classical ElectrodynamicsRelativity and Gravitational TheoryExperimental and Theoretical Physics Studies