WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Electric Potential of a Metallic Cylinder Surrounded by a Dielectric in an External Static Electric Field

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inner cylinder radius
insulator thickness
relative permittivity of
outer space
insulator
A metallic cylinder surrounded by a dielectric is exposed to an external static electric field. The displayed entity is electric potential, determined by the superposition of two electric fields: the external static electric field and the electric field from charges induced on the conducting surface. ​