Spherical Definition and 1000 Threads

I was testing a small spherical mirror with sunlight and wondered about something. The size of the mirror is 2.5cm. The spot size of the reflected light grows over larger distances but it doesn't seem linear. For example, at a meter or less, the spot is very close to the mirror size but at a few...

If the universe is very large relative to the observable universe and it is spherical, and the observable universe is well away from the outside region of the sphere, more towards the center, is spacetime approaching flat for the observable universe? I always assumed the answer is yes, but then...

I figured this would be the best place to ask as there doesn't seem to be a FEM/Simulation specific sub-forum here, but I am looking for some help regarding mesh generation in ANSYS Maxwell. I have an array of "micro-needles" that I am applying a voltage to in order to determine the electric...

Homework Statement The spherical harmonic, Ym,l(θ,φ) is given by: Y2,3(θ,φ) = √((105/32π))*sin2θcosθe2iφ 1) Use the ladder operator, L+ = +ħeiφ(∂/∂θ+icotθ∂/∂φ) to evaluate L+Y2,3(θ,φ) 2) Use the result in 1) to calculate Y3,3(θ,φ) Homework Equations L+Ym,l(θ,φ)=Am,lYm+1,l(θ,φ)...

Are the profiles of the reflecting/refracting surfaces spherical for the bleeding-edge astronomical instruments? I realize that because of the paraxial approximation, a "small angle" for a "ray" of light on spherical reflecting & refracting surfaces allows for a clean focus to take place...

Homework Statement I have to calculate the partial derivative of an arctan function. I have started to calculate it but I wonder if there is any simpler form, because if the simplest solution is this complex then it would make my further calculation pretty painful... Homework Equations $$\beta...

$\textsf{Evaluate the spherical coordinate integrals}$ \begin{align*}\displaystyle DV_{22}&=\int_{0}^{2\pi}\int_{0}^{\pi/4}\int_{0}^{2} \, (\rho \cos \phi) \rho^2 \sin \phi \, d\rho \, d\phi \, d\theta \\ %&=\color{red}{abc} \end{align*} so then next ...

I am solving the Laplace equation in 3D: \nabla^{2}V=0 I am considering azumuthal symmetry, so using the usual co-ordinates V=V(r,\theta). Now suppose I have two boundary conditions for [V, which are: V(R(t)+\varepsilon f(t,\theta),\theta)=1,\quad V\rightarrow 0\quad\textrm{as}\quad...

i have a problem about find volume of hemisphere I do not know the true extent of radius r (0 to ?) i think... cone ( 0 < r < R cosec(\theta) ) hemisphere (0 < r < R)

The electric field experienced by the points on the surface of the shell is put out as KQ/R^2 where Q is charge on shell and R is radius of shell... But the gaussian surface corresponding to the case intersects the sphere, which means there are non-infinitesimal charge quantity sitting on the...

Homework Statement How much work is required to squeeze a uniformly charged spherical shell from a radius of ##r## to a radius of ##r−dr##, if (a) the total charge q is a constant, (b) the sphere is kept at a constant potential, e.g. grounded. (c) Are the answers the same or different...

What is the value of electric field at the surface of a spherical shell?

Hello, I'm not a student, I'm just trying to figure out how to calculate coordinates on a globe, and I would like to ask for some help. Let's say I have POINT A on the globe with the following coordinates: POINT A Latitude 45° 27' 50.95" N Longitude 9° 11' 23.98" E Also I have POINT B which...

I have a Cassini PM-160 spherical mirror used in telescopes as the primary mirror. The mirror is concave with a radius of curvature of 2600mm and focal length of 1300mm. I have a very basic question. If an on object is located beyond the focal length of a concave mirror then the virtual image...

What are some good books to learn spherical trigonometry from basics to the advanced level?

Homework Statement using Laplace principle find potential inside an uncharged spherical shell of finite width. shell is placed in an electric field E in z-axis direction. Homework Equations in this equation u is potential. equation is called 2-D Laplace’s equation. The Attempt at a Solution...

I am trying to understand how to define a metric for a positively curved two-dimensional space.I am reading a book and in there it says, On the surface of a sphere, we can set up a polar coordinate system by picking a pair of antipodal points to be the “north pole” and “south pole” and by...

given that gravity pulls things together into spheres, how much mass is needed to do so? Smaller objects such as asteroids, meteors, and that bench in the park don't just turn into spheres, because they lack enough gravitational force to dominate the shape. So at approximately how massive do...

Does spherical buoy doesn't rotate when subject to wave compare to rectangular buoy? If only buoyancy is taken into account only. Here is the picture I draw trying to explain. My reason is that the water that is touching the spherical buoy experience the same geometry on any surface of the sphere.

Given the PDE $$f_t=\frac{1}{r^2}\partial_r(r^2 f_r),\\ f(t=0)=0\\ f_r(r=0)=0\\ f(r=1)=1.$$ We let ##R(r)## be the basis function, and is determined by separation of variables: ##f = R(r)T(t)##, which reduces the PDE in ##R## to satisfy $$\frac{1}{r^2 R}d_r(r^2R'(r)) = -\lambda^2:\lambda^2 \in...

Homework Statement Find the total electric charge in a spherical shell between radii a and 3a when the charge density is: ρ(r)=D(4a-r) Where D is a constant and r is the modulus of the position vector r measured from the centre of the sphere Homework Equations Q=ρV Volume of a sphere =...

Homework Statement Consider a spherical particle immersed in water. It will experience random collisions with the surrounding water molecules. Suppose there are such water molecules around the particle. Half (n/2) of the water molecules will push the particle to the right and the other half to...

Homework Statement A spherical shell of radius R has a surface charge distribution σ = k sinφ. Calculate the dipole moment of the spherical shell. Homework Equations P[/B]' = ∫r' σ(r') da' The Attempt at a Solution So I believe my dipole will be directed along the y axis, as the function...

Homework Statement Consider a spherical conducting shell with inner radius R2 and outer radius R3, that has other spherical conductor inside it with radius R1 (this one is solid). Initially the 2 spheres are connected by a wire. We put a positive charge Q on the sphere and after some time we...

Homework Statement I'm trying to keep the post brief and will post more info if needed. But I am trying to understand how the value of two "A" constants were found. This is from Griffiths Electrodynamics. In this part of the problem, I am given a boundary condition that is a function of theta...

Hello. I was recently reading Barton's book. I reached the part where he proved that in spherical polar coordinates ##δ(\vec r - \vec r')=1/r^2δ(r-r')δ(cosθ-cosθ')δ(φ-φ')## ##=1/r^2δ(r-r')δ(\Omega -\Omega')## Then he said that the most fruitful presentation of ##δ(\Omega-\Omega')## stems from...

< Mentor Note -- thread moved from the Homework physics forums to the technical math forums > Hello.I was reading recently barton's book.I reached the part corresponding to dirac-delta functions in spherical polar coordinates. he let :##(\theta,\phi)=\Omega## such that ##f(\mathbf...

Homework Statement The figure below shows a spherical shell with uniform volume charge density ρ = 1.87 nC/m3, inner radius a = 15.0 cm, and outer radius b = 2.60a. [Reference Picture] What is the magnitude of the electric field at the following radial distances? Homework Equations...

How do you convert this to Spherical Components? Spherical Convention = (radial, azimuthal, polar) ##\vec r = |\vec r| * \cos{(\theta)} * \sin{(\phi)} * \hat x +|\vec r| * \sin{(\theta)} * \sin{(\phi)} * \hat y +|\vec r| * \cos{(\phi)} * \hat z## Is this correct? ##\vec r =\sqrt{(x^2 + y^2 +...

Write interated integrals in spherical coordinates for the following region in the orders $dp \, d\theta \, d\phi$ and $d\theta \, dp \, d\phi$ Sketch the region of integration. Assume that $f$ is continuous on the region \begin{align*}\displaystyle...

Homework Statement Gaussian beam of radius R_i and beam width w_i, The beam is reflected off a mirror with a radius of curvature R = R_i and the reflectivity of this mirror is given as rho(r) = rho_0*exp(-r^2/a^2), where r is the radial distance from the center of the mirror and a is a...

Homework Statement Figure 23-30 shows two nonconducting spherical shells fixed in place. Shell 1 has uniform surface charge density +6.0 µC/m2 on its outer surface and radius 3.0 cm. Shell 2 has uniform surface charge density -3.8 µC/m2 on its outer surface and radius 2.0 cm. The shell centers...

Hi, I recently came across the familiar image of a metal sphere in an electric field: https://i.stack.imgur.com/x58Ia.jpg I noted how the free-charges on the surface of the sphere align with the electric field lines as opposite charges are attracted. Then I wondered, 'what if the sphere was...

Homework Statement Consider a ring of radius R placed on the xy-plane with its center at the origin. A total charge of Q is uniformly distributed on the ring. a) Express the volume charge density of this configuration ρ(s,Φ,z) in cylindrical coordinates. b) Express the volume charge density of...

Lenz's law shows that dropping a magnet through an aluminum pole will cause an induced current that slows down its fall drastically. I found a website that talks about this a little: https://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/TTT-slowfall/slowfall.htm It has the following question: I don't see any...

Good Day, Another fundamentally simple question... if I go here; http://www-hep.physics.uiowa.edu/~vincent/courses/29273/metric.pdf I see how to calculate the metric tensor. The process is totally clear to me. My question involves LANGUAGE and the ORIGIN LANGUAGE: Does one say "one...

I found an interesting thing when trying to derive the spherical harmonics of QM by doing what I describe below. I would like to know whether this can be considered a valid derivation or it was just a coincidence getting the correct result at the end. Starting making a Fundamental Assumption...

How does one arrive at the equation $$\bigg( (1-z^2) \frac{d^2}{dz^2} - 2z \frac{d}{dz} + l(l+1) - \frac{m^2}{1-z^2} \bigg) P(z) = 0$$ Solving this equation for ##P(z)## is one step in deriving the spherical harmonics "##Y^{m}{}_{l}(\theta, \phi)##". The problem is that the book I'm following...

Homework Statement Convert from rectangular to spherical coordinates. (-(sqrt3)/2 , 3/2 , 1) Homework Equations We know the given equations are ρ = sqrt(x^2 + y^2 + z^2) tan theta = y/x cos φ = z / ρ The Attempt at a Solution My answer was (2, -pi/3, pi/3) It should be a simple plug and go...

Hello, I have 6 equations in Cartesian coordinates a) change to cylindrical coordinates b) change to spherical coordinate This book show me the answers but i don't find it If anyone can help me i will appreciate so much! Thanks for your time1) z = 2...

Hi all, Sorry if this is the wrong section to post this. For some time, I have wanted to derive the Laplacian in spherical coordinates for myself using what some people call the "brute force" method. I knew it would take several sheets of paper and could quickly become disorganized, so I...

Homework Statement Calculate ##\int_{r=0}^\inf δ_r (r -r_0)\,dr## Homework Equations ##\int_V \delta^3(\vec{r} - \vec{r}') d\tau = 1## The Attempt at a Solution $$\int_V \delta^3(\vec{r} - \vec{r}') d\tau = \int_V \frac {1}{r^2 sinθ}\delta_r(r-r_0) \delta_θ (θ-θ_0) \delta_Φ (Φ-Φ_0) r^2...

Homework Statement (The complete problem statement and solution are inside the attached picture) Two isolated, concentric, conducting spherical shells have radii ##R_1=0.500 m## and ##R_2=1.00 m##, uniform charges ##q_1=2.00 mC## and ##q_2=1.00 mC##, and negligible thicknesses. What is the...

Suppose I am considering the diffusion of heat in three dimensions: \frac{\partial T}{\partial t}=\frac{1}{r^{2}}\frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left(r^{2}\frac{\partial T}{\partial r}\right)+\frac{1}{r^{2}\sin\theta}\frac{\partial}{\partial\theta}\left(\sin\theta\frac{\partial...

<< Mentor Note -- Thread moved from the technical forums so no Homework Help Template is shown >> I'm particle physics at the moment and I don't get why the average value of cosˆ2 is 1/3. The section : My solution is : < cos^{2}(\alpha)> = \frac{1}{\pi - 0} \int_{0}^{\pi }...

Homework Statement I have a question. I have a function f(x,y,z) which is a continuous positive function in D = {(x,y,z); x^2 + y^2 +z^2<=1}. And let r = sqrt(x^2 + y^2 + z^2). I have to check whether the following jntegral is convergent. x^2y^2z^2/r^(17/2) * f(x,y,z)dV. Homework Equations...

Homework Statement A uniform spherical charge density of radius R is centred at origin O. A spherical cavity of radius r and centre P is made. OP = D = R-r. If the electric field inside the cavity at position r is E(r), the correct statement is: 1)E is uniform, its magnitude is independent of r...

The title question is quite self-explanatory. Despite the fact that Spherical tokamaks are more spherical in shape, what else differentiates the ST from the conventional tokamak. I've heard that ST's use reverse field configurations from a website but I am skeptical about this since the rest...

Homework Statement A convex spherical mirror with a focal length of magnitude 24.0 cm is placed 22.0 cm to the left of a plane mirror. An object 0.300 cm tall is placed midway between the surface of the plane mirror and the vertex of the spherical mirror. The spherical mirror forms multiple...

I am basically just rewriting a question that was posted on other forums. While watching videos of a MIT lecture on the eigenstates of angular momentum (video: '16. Eigenstates of the Angular Momentum II' by MIT OpenCourseWare) the professor visualized different spherical harmonics for low...