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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

21PYB101J-Electromagnetic Theory, Quantum Mechanics, Waves


and Optics

Module I Lecture-3

Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equation


Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equation

Gauss’s law for a linear medium Note


D = εE
∇.D = ρ

∇. εE = ρ

Here E is basically free charge density (Volume) and D is the electric


displacement Note
Since E = -∇V, ∇. ε(-∇V) = ρ
the above equation for a homogeneous medium can be written as
∇2V = -ρ/ε
Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equation

This equation is called as Poisson’s equation. For a free charge region,


i.e., where ρ = 0, the Poisson’s equation takes the form ∇2V = 0.

This equation is Laplace’s Equation. This equation is much useful in


solving electrostatic problems where a set of conductors are maintained
at different potentials; for example, capacitors and Vacuum tube diodes.
Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equation

Using the expressions for Laplace’s operator ∇2 in cartesian, cylindrical


and spherical coordinate system, we can write Laplace’s Eq. in these
coordinate, respectively, as

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