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Hello there,
I want learn to do homogenous differential equations and I cannot work out what is wrong in this example. Hope you'll be able to tell me why my DE is unsatisfactory.
Assume that a capacitor is has charge Q and that the terminal with the high voltage is connected to a switch in line with a resistor which in turn is connected to the low terminal on the cap.
When the switch is closed, I write ohms law:
##i = \frac{v}{R}##
The current in the circuit will be proportional to the voltage across the capacitor plates.
The from there I rewrite ohms law using the definition of capacitance and differentiate to get the DE:
$$
i=\frac{v}{R} = \frac{q}{RC} \implies \frac{d i}{dt} = \frac{i}{RC}
$$
I solve the DE and find:
$$
i = C e^{t/(RC)},
$$
Where ##C## is some constant. The problem is that the current diverges as a function of time.
I wanted expected something along the lines of:
##i = Ce^{-t/(RC)},##
Where the current converge to zero of as time pass.
What is unsatisfactory with the DE I started with? I think it looks correct, and cannot find anything wrong with it. Perhaps you can help. :)
Thank you for your time.
Kind regards,
Marius
I want learn to do homogenous differential equations and I cannot work out what is wrong in this example. Hope you'll be able to tell me why my DE is unsatisfactory.
Assume that a capacitor is has charge Q and that the terminal with the high voltage is connected to a switch in line with a resistor which in turn is connected to the low terminal on the cap.
When the switch is closed, I write ohms law:
##i = \frac{v}{R}##
The current in the circuit will be proportional to the voltage across the capacitor plates.
The from there I rewrite ohms law using the definition of capacitance and differentiate to get the DE:
$$
i=\frac{v}{R} = \frac{q}{RC} \implies \frac{d i}{dt} = \frac{i}{RC}
$$
I solve the DE and find:
$$
i = C e^{t/(RC)},
$$
Where ##C## is some constant. The problem is that the current diverges as a function of time.
I wanted expected something along the lines of:
##i = Ce^{-t/(RC)},##
Where the current converge to zero of as time pass.
What is unsatisfactory with the DE I started with? I think it looks correct, and cannot find anything wrong with it. Perhaps you can help. :)
Thank you for your time.
Kind regards,
Marius
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