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Electric Capacitance, Energy of an Electric Field

Problem 3.109

A long straight wire is located parallel to an infinite conducting plate. The wire cross-sectional radius is equal to aa, the distance between the axis of the wire and the plane equals bb. Find the mutual capacitance of this system per unit length of the wire under the condition aba \ll b.

Reveal Answer
C2πε0/ln(2b/a)C \approx 2 \pi \varepsilon_{0} / \ln (2 b / a)