By Euprime B. Regalado From Gauss theorem, we can show that the surface of a curved charged conductor, the normal derivative of the electric field is given by where and are the principal radii of curvature of the surface.  Gauss’s law in integral form is expressed as when there are no charges enclosed in the […]

Author: CHRISTINE ADELLE L. RICO Use Gauss’s theorem and to prove the following: (a) Any excess charge placed on a conductor must lie entirely on its surface. (A conductor by definition contains charges capable of moving freely under the action of applied electric fields.) Solution: Suppose that the field were initially nonzero. Since this is […]

Prove: where:     Sol’n:   then:             or      

Roel N. Baybayon MSPhysics1 ————————————————————————————————– We are going to prove the following vector identity using Levi-Civita symbol: Solution: Let    ,     ,   ,   . Then, By definition: We have to let m=n so that, Levi-Civita symbol can be expressed in terms of Kronecker delta given by: Thus,    

Author: Kayrol Ann B. Vacalares The divergence of a curl is always zero and we can prove this by using Levi-Civita symbol. The Levi-Civita symbol, also called the permutation symbol or alternating symbol, is a mathematical symbol used in particular in tensor calculus. Prove that: = 0 Proof: Let: and To show that:  = 0 First,       Here are the possible […]