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Image Charges Re-Imagined

2018/08/24 by Hassan Alshal, Alshal, H, Thomas Curtright +3
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · Materials Science · #Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques #FOS: Physical sciences #Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Mathematical Physics (math-ph) #Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1808.08300

openalex publication_date 2018/08/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We discuss the grounded, equipotential ellipse in two-dimensional electrostatics to illustrate different ways of extending the domain of the potential and placing image charges such that homogeneous boundary conditions are satisfied. In particular, we compare and contrast the Kelvin and Sommerfeld image methods.

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