PHYS

7310: Electromagnetic Theory 1

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Reading: Jackson 2.1-2.6 we

HW#2 due next Wednesday

No class on Monday! (Labor Day)

 Green(’s) functions and boundary conditions
To solve 17¥ -71g given any pcx ) .

•
First solve for point charge pcx ) .

function
,

Green 's
Solin for point charge source ,
at ✗
'

P' GG ,✗ ) '
=
-41+534×1 )
cards
solve this
given your boundary .

) then solve that is superpose

Any
a
pcx gives
•

of solutions for point charges .

EÉ¥E 't
 Dirichlet Green functions
not unique If Gk ) is Green 's
fn
'

Green
function ,✗ .

Ken so is Glx ,
✗ 1) +1=4×4
if P' FG ,×Y=0 .

→
Family of Groen 's
functions .

Different boundary cards .

t?
We know ¥, , is a
Green's
fu for
86 '
)
D- ¥ , 41T
= -
- ×
,

Green's Theorem :
let 4=E
,
4=64×1 )
?¥)da
'

,¥o§d%Gk 1) plx 'lt¥§( 62¥ I

-

Then I G)
✗ ,
,
=

Before ,
chose G=¥ , kept both boy tens .

Fcqx ) that
'
Instead
pick Gplx ,
✗ 1) =
y
+ so
,

G☐C✗,✗')=0wkn×'ison- (Dirichlet Green 's

Fn )
 Summary of Green functions
# 2¥)
'

Then
oI(×)=¥o§d ? #
'
✗
'
lpcx
'
) -

¥ § da
s

Gien : •

•
pkt
EH
on

an
V
S Cihhichetl } Sdn
IG )
for V.
in

G☐k,✗
'
)
depends shape off
general
on
Issue : in

Glx ,×i ) is a
solution for
Icm in ✓
far
with
particular bcs 5
'

charge at on

point
.

×
,

¥+1 Flex )
'
+
Glx , ✗
'
I = .

174=4×17--0 Flax ) .
is a
sdn for IG )
✓
with charges 1h

if
.

no

But Flax ) cave

'
behave as

charges outside volume V.

pick F based on
symmetry & bcs - "
imagheagcs "
 Image charges
radius
sphere
a
Consider : •

inside )
cÉ=0
a

•
conducting
( center on ( Iso )
) grounded
origin
.

Place point charge q

at location y→ .

futile sphere ✓

/
resin
ihroutside sphere
.

ICE ) outside sphere ? s

What is ,

- Sis surface of
sphere .

•
Point charge alone : Ild =
¥-0 5¥71
•
Also surface change induced on
sphere .

Bcs : Ilkka)=o Dirichetbc .

 Image charges: grounded conducting sphere
4--1×7--1,7<-0 1 obeys
path ÑI= -1=54--1 ) ,

up
to constant is a Green 's fn .

Not right Green 's fn -

wrong
bcs .

1)
complementary function
"
FG
-

" ✗

Add ,

get Green 's

fn satisfy bcs .

F : IG ) with charges outside V.

"
must lie on

By symmetry ,
"
image charge
line
from origin to charge q .

pick ql ,

oI(×)=¥→¥il +49¥ ¥74 to

I '=y'ñ•
make # Cato .
 Image charges: grounded conducting sphere '
"

let Ñ=ñ×
, g- =y'ñ
4=1×1 =
9141T€
lxñ -

yñyt ¥¥y÷ ,

Ilx
-

-
a) =

¥£ota[iñ¥y+1ñ÷÷ñi]
pick 9%7%-1

.¥=' IC✗=a7
Need to cancel : .

⇐ ✓

2qt-qy-imaa.ge
t
change we need .

smaller magnitude
↳ yi -1 ;) a
< a

opposite .
,
image charge inside sphere .
 Image charges: grounded conducting sphere

l¥i=÷l¥ii-±¥
!
Image change
is
fiction
Real surface change o :

• = -
to
tea
=
-1*141 a¥¥÷Ñ
'
"

cos
z=n?ñ•
Sda ok)= -

q
'

can calculate É on
q
: Coulomb's law for q&q
k§'Éi
 Green’s function: grounded conducting sphere
Oirsuhlln
IG) =÷-eo¥y1ty¥o¥y '

g' =
-

§q y1=¥
satisfies 17¥ =
-

¥83k y ) -

in V
and boundary and oIG=a)=O .

Up
to overall const
,
it is Green 's
function
for this with Dirichlet bcs
geom
.

"
1) IG )

-÷¥-÷÷µ*u
Gplx ,
✗ =

•
GD depended
¥ • Dirichlet bcs -