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    1) Inside a spherical shell of charge (r < R), the electric potential u is 0. Outside the shell (r > R), u depends on the charge Q and distance r from the center. 2) The electric potential energy U of the system is calculated by integrating the potential u over all space. 3) U is equal to the familiar formula for the potential energy of assembling all the charge Q into a spherical shell of radius R, which requires accounting for double counting the self-energy terms.

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    1) Inside a spherical shell of charge (r < R), the electric potential u is 0. Outside the shell (r > R), u depends on the charge Q and distance r from the center. 2) The electric potential energy U of the system is calculated by integrating the potential u over all space. 3) U is equal to the familiar formula for the potential energy of assembling all the charge Q into a spherical shell of radius R, which requires accounting for double counting the self-energy terms.

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    1) Inside a spherical shell of charge (r < R), the electric potential u is 0. Outside the shell (r > R), u depends on the charge Q and distance r from the center. 2) The electric potential energy U of the system is calculated by integrating the potential u over all space. 3) U is equal to the familiar formula for the potential energy of assembling all the charge Q into a spherical shell of radius R, which requires accounting for double counting the self-energy terms.

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    24.68: a)  r < R : u = ε0 E 2 = 0.


    2
    2
    1  Q  Q2
    b)  r > R : u = ε0 E = ε0
    1
    2
    2
     
    2 
    = .
    2  4πε 0 r  32 π 2 ε0 r 4
    ∞ ∞
    Q 2 dr Q2
    ∫ ∫R
    c)  U = udV = 4π r udr =
    8πε0 ∫R r 2 8πε0 R ⋅
    =
    2

    2
    1 Q
    d) This energy is equal to 2 4 πε 0 R
    which is just the energy required to
    assemble all the charge into a spherical distribution. (Note, being aware of double
    counting gives the factor of 1 2 in front of the familiar potential energy formula for a
    charge Q a distance R from another charge Q.)
    Q2 Q2
    e) From Equation (24.9): U= 2C
    = 8 πε 0 R
    from part (c) ⇒C = 4πε 0 R, as in
    Problem (24.67).

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