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Conductors and Dielectrics in an Electric Field

Problem 3.95

A long round dielectric cylinder is polarized so that the vector \(\mathbf{P}=\alpha \mathbf{r},\) where \(\alpha\) is a positive constant and \(\mathbf{r}\) is the distance from the axis. Find the space density \(\rho^{\prime}\) of bound charges as a function of distance \(r\) from the axis.

Reveal Answer
ρ=2α, i.e. is independent of r\rho^{\prime}=-2 \alpha, \text { i.e. is independent of } r