TY - JOUR

T1 - On the electrostatic potential and electric field of a uniformly charged disk

AU - Bochko, V.

AU - Silagadze, Z. K.

PY - 2020/7/1

Y1 - 2020/7/1

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - classical electrodynamics

KW - electrostatics

KW - potential theory

KW - RING

KW - ORBITS

KW - GRAVITATIONAL-FIELD

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089233948&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1088/1361-6404/ab87aa

DO - 10.1088/1361-6404/ab87aa

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85089233948

VL - 41

JO - European Journal of Physics

JF - European Journal of Physics

SN - 0143-0807

IS - 4

M1 - 045201

ER -