Find electric field inside a material

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The discussion focuses on finding the electric field inside an insulating material with a dielectric constant K when subjected to an external electric field E0. The user derives the equations for the electric displacement field D and the electric field E, noting that E can be expressed as E = E0/K. However, there is confusion regarding the applicability of the derived equations, particularly in relation to point charges and vector versus scalar distinctions. It is emphasized that the equation for E0 is not suitable for this scenario, as it pertains to point charges rather than the uniform field context. The conversation highlights the need for clarity in applying equations to different physical situations.
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Homework Statement
An infinite slab of insulating material with
dielectric constant K and permittivity ##\epsilon = K \epsilon_0## is placed in a uniform electric field of magnitude ##E_0## . The field is perpendicular to the surface of the material. Find the magnitude of the electric field inside the material.]
Relevant Equations
##\vec D=\epsilon\vec E##

##\oint \vec D\cdot d\vec a=q_{f_{enc}}##
From the second equation I get that,
##\vec D =\frac{q}{4\pi \vec r^2}\hat r##
From first equation I get that

##\vec E = \frac{q}{4\pi \vec r^2 \epsilon}=\frac{q}{4\pi \vec r^2 K \epsilon_0}##
But I saw that the answer is ##\vec E=\frac{\vec E_0}{K}##
While writing the comment my mind said, ##\vec E_0=\frac{q}{4\pi \vec r^2 \epsilon_0}##

So easily, ##\vec E= \frac{\vec E_0}{K}##

Or should I do the process some other way?
 
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Istiakshovon said:
Homework Statement:: An infinite slab of insulating material with
dielectric constant K and permittivity ##\epsilon = K \epsilon_0 is placed in a uniform electric field of magnitude ##E_0## . The field is perpendicular to the surface of the material. Find the magnitude of the electric field inside the material.]
Relevant Equations:: ##\vec D=\epsilon\vec E##

##\oint \vec D\cdot d\vec a=q_{f_{enc}}##

From the second equation I get that,
##\vec D =\frac{q}{4\pi \vec r^2}\hat r##
From first equation I get that

##\vec E = \frac{q}{4\pi \vec r^2 \epsilon}=\frac{q}{4\pi \vec r^2 K \epsilon_0}##
But I saw that the answer is ##\vec E=\frac{\vec E_0}{K}##
While writing the comment my mind said, ##\vec E_0=\frac{q}{4\pi \vec r^2 \epsilon_0}##

So easily, ##\vec E= \frac{\vec E_0}{K}##

Or should I do the process some other way?
This may help:

Electric field inside a material

 
Istiakshovon said:
While writing the comment my mind said, ##\vec E_0=\frac{q}{4\pi \vec r^2 \epsilon_0}##
That's the field a distance r from an isolated point charge (or outside a spherically symmetric charge-distribution where r is the distance to the centre). So the equation is not applicable here.

(Also the left side of the equation is a vector but the right side is a scalar.)
 
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