2) Spherical capacitor (Wangsness problem 10-28)

Two concentric conducting spheres of radii a and b>a carry

charges +q and –q, respectively. The space between the
spheres is filled with two l.i.h dielectrics as below:

Find :
•electric field between the spheres
•charge distbn on inner sphere
•induced charge density on inner
hemispherical surface of dielectrics
•capacitance

Without dielectrics, the electric field betwn the spheres is

radial and depends only on r.
So, as without the dielectrics, the electric field is radial and
depends only on r. So it is the same in the upper and lower
hemisphere, as constant radius.
To find the charge distributions on the inner conductor and
the inner surface of the dielectrics, we’ll apply G’s law for the
electric field and for the displacement at r=a. We’ll use
integral form, a small area pillbox with infinitesimally high
radial sides.
Eqns 3 and 4 give the results for the free surface charge
densities on the two hemispheres of the conductor.
Substituting those results into eqns 1 and 2 yields the bound
charge densities on the inner surface of the two dielectrics.
Now we can find the capacitance from the definition C=Q/V.
We know that Q=q and we can find V from the electric field.