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Electrostatic interaction of two unequal conducting spheres in uniform electric field

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Abstract

An image dipole method is employed to calculate the induced dipole moments of a pair of unequal-size conducting spheres subjected to a uniform electric field. Expressions for the dipole moments are given, involving the size ratio and separation of the spheres. Two typical cases are analyzed; two similar conducting spheres and two unequal conducting spheres with remarkable difference in size.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)247-264
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of Electrostatics
Volume58
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2003

Keywords

  • Conducting spheres
  • Dipole moments
  • Image dipoles
  • Method of images
  • Particle interaction

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