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PYL101-Tutorial 1

15-19 January 2024

Electrostatics-Basics
1. Sketch the vector function,
r̂
v= (1)
r2
and compute its divergence

2. Draw a circle in the xy plane. At a few representative points draw the


vector v tangent to the circle, pointing in the clockwise direction. By
∂vy
comparing adjacent vectors, determine the sign of ∂v∂y and ∂x . According
x

to the definition of curl, what is its direction? Explain how this example
illustrates the geometrical interpretation of the curl.

3. Construct a non-constant vector function that has zero divergence and


zero curl everywhere.
4. Prove the following:
A)divergence of a curl is always zero.
B) Prove that the curl of a gradient is always zero

5. Calculate the volume integral of the function T = z 2 over the tetrahedron


with corners at (0,0,0), (1,0,0), (0,1,0), and (0,0,1).
Rb
6. Check the fundamental theorem for gradients ( a ∇T (r).dl ¯ = T (b) − T (a),
2 3
using T = x + 4xy + 2yz , the points a = (0, 0, 0), b = (1, 1, 1), and the
three paths given in the figure for

A) (0, 0, 0) → (1, 0, 0) → (1, 1, 0) → (1, 1, 1)


B) (0, 0, 0) → (0, 0, 1) → (0, 1, 1) → (1, 1, 1)
C) the parabolic path z = x2 ; y = x

1
7. Compute the divergence of the function

v = (r cos θ)r̂ + (r sin θ)θ̂ + (r sin θ cos ϕ)ϕ̂ (2)

Check the divergence theorem (fundamental theorem of divergence) for


this function, using as your volume the inverted hemispherical bowl of
radius R, resting on the xy plane and centered at the origin.
8. A) Find the divergence of the function v = s(2 + sin2 ϕ)ŝ + s sin ϕ cos ϕϕ̂ +
3z ẑ
B) Test the divergence theorem for this function, using the quarter-cylinder
(radius 2, height 5) shown in the figure below. C) Find the curl of v.

9. Twelve Equal Charges q, are situated at the corners of a regular 12-sided


polygon (for instance, on each numeral of a clock face). What is the net
force on a test charge Q at the center?
10. Find the electric field a distance z above the center of a square loop (side
a) carrying a uniform line charge λ.
11. Suppose the electric field in some region is found to be E = kr3 r, in spher-
ical coordinates (k is some constant).

(a) Find the charge density ρ.

2
(b) Find the total charge contained in a sphere of radius R, centered at
the origin. (Do it two different ways.)
12. A charge q sits at the back corner of a cube, as shown in Fig. What is the
flux of E through the shaded side?

13. Find the potential inside and outside a uniformly charged solid sphere
whose radius is R and whose total charge is q. Use Infinity as your refer-
ence point. Compute the gradient of V in each region, and check that it
yields the correct field. Sketch V (r).
Check that the following equation satisfies Poisson’s equation, by applying
the Laplacian and using next equation.
Z
1 ρ(r’)
V (r) = (3)
4πϵ0 r
∆2
1 r̂
r = − r2 (4)

14. For the configuration shown, find the potential difference between a point
on the axis and a point on the outer cylinder.

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