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Charge density on a thin straight wire: The first visit

2002; American Institute of Physics; Volume: 70; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1119/1.1432973

1943-2909

J.D. Jackson,

Computational Physics and Python Applications

The problem of the linear charge density on a long straight conducting wire was considered and solved using a variational technique over 123 years ago. We describe the who and where and summarize his results. We also eat humble pie.