Introduction to Electrodynamics
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Chapter 2.1, Problem 2.3P
Find the electric field a distance z above one end of a straight linesegment of length L (Fig. 2.7) that carries a uniform line charge
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A perfect approach to this is to first obtain the E-field produced by an infinitesimal charge component of the charge Q.
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