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Constant Electric Field in a Vacuum

Problem 3.51

The field potential in a certain region of space depends only on the \(x\) coordinate as \(\varphi=-a x^{3}+b,\) where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants. Find the distribution of the space charge \(\rho(x)\).

Reveal Answer
ρ=6ε0ax\rho=6 \varepsilon_{0} a x