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AdkinsJr
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Homework Statement
Say I am given a spherically symmetric potential function V(r), written in terms of r and a bunch of other constants, and say it is just a polynomial of some type with r as the variable, [tex]\frac{q}{4\pi\varepsilon_o}P(r)[/tex], and we are inside the sphere of radius R, so r<R…
Homework Equations
[tex]\vec E =-\vec\nabla V[/tex]
The operator should reduce since there is are no components for phi or theta, so in spherical
[tex]\vec\nabla =\frac{\partial}{\partial r}\hat r[/tex]
So is it that simple? Just compute the gradient?