Introduction to Electrodynamics
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Author: David J. Griffiths
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Chapter 1.5, Problem 1.47P
(a)
To determine
The expression for volume charge density of a point charge.
(b)
To determine
The volume charge density of an electric dipole.
(c)
To determine
The volume charge density of a thin spherical shell.
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