Conditions are: It is a hard sphere with radius R, it has no resistance. The electrostatic...

Conditions are: It is a hard sphere with radius R, it has no resistance. The electrostatic potential is V. There is a conducting material around it (no boundary) with resistivity, n. Find the electrostatic field, potential and current density outside the sphere.

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Gauss's law states that the net flux of an electric field in a closed surface is directly proportional to the enclosed electric charge.

genius_generous answered 1 year ago

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