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Homework Statement
Find surface and volume charge densities. Deduce electric field.
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
Volume charge density:
[tex]\epsilon_0 \epsilon_r \nabla . \vec E = \rho_f [/tex]
Using ##\vec P = \chi \epsilon_0 \vec E = (\epsilon_r -1)\epsilon_0 \vec E##:
[tex]\left(\frac{\epsilon_r}{\epsilon_r -1}\right) \nabla . \vec P = \rho_f[/tex]
Thus volume charge density:
[tex]\rho_f = \left(\frac{\epsilon_r}{\epsilon_r -1}\right) \frac{1}{r^2}\frac{\partial}{\partial r} \left[ P_0 r^3(a-r)\right][/tex]
[tex]\rho_f = \left(\frac{\epsilon_r}{\epsilon_r -1}\right) P_0 (3a-4r)[/tex]
Surface charge density is less tedious:
[tex]\sigma_b = \vec P . \hat n = P_0 r(a-r)[/tex]
Isn't the electric field within the sphere simply ##\vec E = \frac{1}{\epsilon_0 (\epsilon_r -1)} \vec P = \frac{P_0}{\epsilon_0 (\epsilon_r -1)} r(a-r) \hat r##?
For electric field outside sphere:
[tex]\epsilon_0 E (4\pi r^2) = \int_0^a \rho_f dr[/tex]
[tex] E = \frac{\epsilon_r P_0}{4\pi \epsilon_0 (\epsilon_r -1)} \left(\frac{a}{r}\right)^2[/tex]
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