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### Electric Field Intensity Due To a Finite Line Charge - Field Theory.

- Consider a line charge with uniform charge density ρL extending from + a to – a along the z- axis.

- Charge element dQ associated with the element dl of the line is

dQ = ρL dl = ρL dz

- From the diagram it’s clear that the Electric field intensity has two components i.e. Eρ and Ez.

- If we move around the line charge and if we vary ρ, while keeping φ and z constant, it is expected that the field would become weaker as ρ increases.

- No element of charge produces a φ component i.e. Eφ is equal to zero.

- Hence Electric field intensity at point P has only two component one along the ρ and the other along the z direction.

- However the contribution due to Ez component by the elements of charge will be canceled because the same are at equal distances above and below the point at which the field is to be determined.

(For Example: If a charge element is present at + 4az and another charge element at - 4az, then the z component due to the two mentioned charge element at the point P will be canceled out on resolving the field.)

- Hence the only field component that exist at point P due to a symmetric line charge element is Eρ.

- Differential electric field intensity(dE) due to a small line charge element is given as:

- In this case r is equivalent to l (small L). Therefore the equation can be written as:

- Consider the triangle OPQ, we have

(Small L) l = (z2 + ρ2)1/2

cos θ = ρ / l      ;     sin θ = z / l

dEρ = |dE| cosθ = dE . (ρ / l)

Similarly we have,

dEz = |dE| sinθ = dE . (z / l)

Since the resultant z component Ez of the field at a point on the ρ axis is zero i.e. dEz = 0

The axial component Eρ of the field at a point P on ρ axis can be obtained by integrating from – a to + a as

dEρ = -a+a dE . (ρ / l)

- For an infinite length of line charge “a → ∞"

- Hence the electric field intensity due to an infinite line charge is given as:

- Introduction To Electrostatics.

- Coulomb's law.

- Electric Field Intensity (E).

- Electric Lines Of Forces /Streamlines / Electric Flux (ψ) .

- Electric Flux Density (D).

- Electric Field Intensity Due To a Finite and Infinite Line Charge.

- Electric Field Intensity Due To a Infinite Sheet Charge.

- Electric Field Intensity Due To a Circular Ring Charge.

- Electric Field Intensity Due To a Circular Disk Charge.

- Numericals / Solved Examples - Electric Force and Field Intensity.

- Numericals / Solved Examples - Electric Field Intensity - Line, Surface and Mixed Charge Configuration.

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2. hey thank you very much..was helpful to me..

3. Well explained

4. excellent

5. simpler than my textbook:-)

6. excellent understanding of concepts and made easy to understand and revise

7. excellent understanding of concepts and made easy to revise

8. very much useful for better understanding

9. idk but i think it's wrong..you integrat that withing limits -a to +a intesad of -a/2 to +a/2

10. How about let ρ=0, which means the point we care is on the line? When ρ=0, the equation can't work.

11. very well explained