Electrostatics 静电学

  1. Classical(nonquantum) vs quantum: m (atom~m). {Further examples on the differences of classical&quantum theories}
  2. Electric charge:
    1. Two classes of charge: positive & negative.
      1. Observed fact: “Electricity began to be studied scientifically in the eighteenth century. Two kinds of electricity were distinguished: resinous electricity is left on an amber rod when rubbed with fur, while vitreous electricity is left on a glass rod when rubbed with silk. Unlike charges were found to attract each other, while like charges repel each other.” Equivalence class. {Definition of equivalence relation/class}
      2. The naming: Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) gave our modern terms positive and negative to vitreous and resinous electricity, respectively. “丝绸摩擦过的玻璃棒”=positive, “毛皮摩擦过的硬橡胶棒”=negative. {The structure of those materials and the chemical mechanism behind the phenomena}
    2. {Common ways to measure the quality of charge}
    3. Antiparticle: Properties having an opposite(e.g. electric charge, magnetic moment) is reversed whereas those admit no opposite(e.g. mass) remains. {Examples and explanations of other properties of common particles}
      1. The universe around us consists mainly of matter rather than antimatter. Then positive charge is usually found on protons and negative charge on electrons.
    4. Conservation: The creation of a positively charged particle is always accompanied by the simultaneous creation of a negatively charged one (given what we have observed so far). e.g. photon -> . {Details on the conversion from photon to charges and reverse}
    5. Quantisation: The magnitudes of electric charges are always multiples of , the amount of charge carried by a single electron. (As for quarks, the basic unit is ) {Theories on the possible reason why quantisation holds and why the basic unit is exactly }
  3. Coulomb’s law: , where . {Differences between “(physical) law” and “(mathematical) theorem”}
    1. Assumptions: (1) static (2) point charge(the distance between(rather than inside) charges dominates the interaction; note that when considering the interaction between a charge and itself we can’t assume it to be a point) (3) ignore other forms of interaction(e.g. universal gravity). {Intentions to make these assumptions}
    2. Insights:
      1. To identify the point charges we have to incorporate some of the intrinsic properties as variants. Possible ones are quality/spin/magnetic moment/etc and experiment shows that mainly quality matters.
      2. {Inverse-square law}
      3. {Superposition principle}
    3. Constants and units: =vacuum permittivity, =Coulomb constant. In CGS(centimetre-gram-second) electrostatic units, two like charges of esu repel one another with a force of dyne. {Approximation values of the constants/units like and further introduction of CGS}
  4. The electric field: Define intensity to draw a vector field from interactions between charges. can be understood as the limit of (=test charge).
    1. What is an electric field: {Explanations on the essence of the electric field, including concepts like action-at-a-distance}
    2. Flux: . Circulation: . The direction is determined by right-hand rule.
      1. Gauss’s law: . Applying Gauss’ theorem, we have . According to the arbitrariness of , .
      2. Loop theorem: , or . Thus .
      3. “We may say that we have met two kinds of derivatives of a vector field. One kind, the divergence, involves the rate of change of a vector component in its own direction, , and so on. The other kind, the curl, is a sort of “sideways derivative,” involving the rate of change of as we move in the or direction.”
    3. The laplacian: .
      1. Poisson’s equation: (combining the existence of and the value of ).
      2. Laplace’s equation: . “We run into it in many branches of physics. Indeed one might say that from a mathematical point of view the theory of classical fields is mostly a study of the solutions of this equation. ” Its solution, harmonic function, satisfies many properties. e.g. The average value of over (=sphere) is equal to the value of at the centre of .
      3. Green function: . Then . The general solution of Poisson’s equation is , consistent to what we have obtained from Coulomb’s law.
      4. Uniqueness theorem: The charge distribution(the field) can be uniquely determined by (1) Poisson’s equation (2) some specific boundary conditions.
    4. Differential forms: Consider a 1-form and 2-form s.t. (actually ). , the potential difference/work; , the flux; (Gauss’s law), the quantity of charge. Furthermore, , . Pasted image 20260312165750.png
  5. Work and energy: . Electrical forces are conservative, or when exerted to a charge the work done is dependent on and only on the two ends of the route. This can be proved by combining electric field’s irrotational property and Poincare’s lemma. {Intuitive explanation of conservative force/field and 判断保守场的方法(如存在势函数,旋度为零……)}
    1. Potential: The potential difference is defined as . When hold P1 fixed becomes a scalar field/function/0-form. One can easily verify that such satisfies (). We usually choose P1 to be at infinity(unless in this case the potential at a finite distance becomes infinity).
    2. Electrostatic energy: The work exerted to assemble a specific arrangement of charges. By superposition principle, we may assume the charges to be placed one by one. (for discrete distribution). (for continuous distribution).
  6. Conductors: “The electrical difference between a good conductor and a good insulator is as vast as the mechanical difference between a liquid and a solid.”
    1. Stationary state: The electric field strength inside a (homogeneous and isotropic non-electrostatic force doesn’t exist) conductor must be or the freely moving charge carriers is in motion. Consequentially the surface is equipotential. When placed in an external field, charge carriers move to maintain inside. “Because this “automatically” happens in every conductor, it is really only the surface of a conductor that we need to consider when we are concerned with the external fields.”
PropertiesInsulatorsConductors
Electric field insideDepends on the distribution of charges: uniform(symmetrical) distribution on a sphere -> (Gauss’s law); otherwise -> . External electric field may polarise the dielectric and influence . (see below)
Surface. Specifically, it’s equipotential when charges are uniformly distributed on a sphere.Equipotential. (, note that needs not to be zero)
Charge distributionDepends on the structure of the material and external field. Greater curvature -> greater .Only on the external surface. Greater curvature -> greater .( where . With the gap a constant, curvature \ce{^}= gradient \ce{^}= \sigma$$\ce{^})
Electric field just outsideDepends on ., perpendicular to the surface.

Pasted image 20260314114425.pngPasted image 20260314114438.pngPasted image 20260314114455.png Pasted image 20260319142544.png 2. General method to analyse : . 1. : . is the same. However, generates a field which cannot converge. 3. Induced charges and compensating charges: {more details on electrostatic induction, e.g. opposite charges accumulate at the far end} 4. Shielding: inside a hollow conductor of any shape which is neutral in electric charge. This can be derived smartly by applying the unique theorem. 5. {Applications of conductor’s properties, e.g. point discharge} 7. Capacitance and capacitors: 1. and : . When (on the surface of the conductor) becomes times larger, by unique theorem we know that (everywhere) is times larger too. Then (dependent on the value of in the neighbourhood of the surface), resulting in . Suppose these changes are caused by a perturbation . We’ve proved that response homogeneously(齐次地)(in effect also linearly, 线性地, guaranteed by superposition law) to however large . 2. Capacitance: . For convenience, define to be the solution of (=outside) and . Then , . We noticed that . By Gauss’ theorem, we have (Green’s First Identity). Substitute the left side with the equation above(and apply ): (note here means inside). We can now write and find it relative to (1) , the shape of the conductor; (2) , which can be obtained from the information about the shape and the external field. 1. , . 1. Hence the energy density . 2. Multiple conductors: Define such that . Decompose w.r.t , . Then , , where . Pasted image 20260317104409.png 1. Let capacitance matrix and vectors . Then , . 2. : Notice (Green’s Second Identity). Here . Therefore . This can be derived also by writing , where . One can easily prove that is symmetric and . 3. Since (w.r.t ), can be treated as (generalised) coordinates, as force and remains to be the energy(Compare ). Another view, we chose to measure the “scale”: , , etc. Naturally measure the scale in different directions, constructing a coordinate system. 3. Capacitor: “The object itself, comprising the two conductors, insulating material to hold the conductors apart, and perhaps electrical terminals or leads, is called a capacitor. ” Since , we can define such value as the capacitance of the capacitor. . Most equations for one conductor can be applied, e.g. . 8. Dielectrics: The material between two plate react to external electric field in different ways. For conductors, the free charges can move an “infinite” distance. For air, the electrons can hardly move. For those in the middle, a specific amount of +/- charges appear on both surface. Compare with the case of vacuum. Consider a conductor connected to a power source. After inserting the dielectric, remain the same. Then . Let . (relative dielectric constant) can be used to measure the dielectric property(not conductive property) of the material. 1. “The theory which enables us to do this was fully worked out by the physicists of the nineteenth century. Lacking a complete picture of the atomic structure of matter, they were more or less obliged to adopt a macroscopic description… we shall find it hard to answer some rather obvious-sounding questions… For instance, what is the strength of the electric field inside the dielectric slab when there are certain charges on the plates? Electric field strength is defined by the force on a test charge. How can we put a test charge inside a perfectly dense solid, without disturbing anything, and measure the force on it? What would that force mean, if we did measure it?…Fortunately another line of attack is available to us, one that leads up from the microscopic or atomic level.” Pasted image 20260320120002.pngPasted image 20260321115843.pngPasted image 20260320120932.png 2. Applying : , with the electric susceptibility. is determined by the properties of the material. Therefore is an intrinsic property, rather than a measured value. (Ex2.6) 3. Recall that . Let electric displacement vector : , where dielectric constant . Then . Consequently . Now we can elaborate the model above(and some generalised cases) in a more essential way. {the motivation for defining this new parameter} 1. fixed: (-> ). 2. fixed: . . 3. Note: The equations above apply equally to conductors as well as capacitors. But for conductors, is not a constant and is determined by(solved from) . (Ex: 10.9,10.10/Ex2.5,10.11,溶剂的亲电性,Ex2.4) Pasted image 20260321124420.png 4. Details on : 1. Polar molecules: (=the moment of one molecule, =Boltzmann constant, =thermodynamic scale). Then . 2. Non-polar molecules: Apply . We have , or (Clausius-Mossotti equation). 3. Anisotropy materials: may not be parallel to . If is dependent from , the material is called to be linear. 4. More examples: {more examples of materials, e.g. 压电体, 永极体} 5. Essential laws & theorems adapted for :

CategoryElectric Field Electric Displacement Field
DefinitionForce per unit charge: Accounts for free charge and polarization:
Relation to MediumDepends on medium (affected by polarization)Separates free and bound charge effects
Vacuum Relation
Linear Dielectric
Gauss’s Law, ,
Circulation Law (conservative field)No simple general curl expression
Potential RelationNo direct scalar potential
Field Line Origin/EndStart on positive charges, end on negative charges (including bound charges)Start/end only on free charges
Field Line ContinuityGenerally discontinuous across boundariesNormal component tied to free surface charge
Boundary Condition (Normal)
Boundary Condition (Tangential)Tangential component continuous: Tangential component generally discontinuous
Mathematical NatureConservative (electrostatics)Generally non-conservative
ApplicationGeneral electric field analysisEspecially useful in materials (dielectrics)
Energy Density
UnitsV/mC/m²

Circuit Analysis 电路分析

  1. Electric currents: To evaluate the motion of charges(macroscopically), define current to be the amount of charge passing a fixed mark in unit time. 1.

Magnetostatic and Quasi-stationary Electromagnetic Fields 静磁学与准静态电磁场

Electromagnetic Waves 电磁波

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