THE FORCES BETWEEN CONDUCTING SPHERES IN A UNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELD
Abstract
The electrostatic boundary value problem of two conducting spheres in a uniform electric field is solved in bispherical coordinates. The spheres may have any relative size, they may be charged or uncharged, and the field may make any angle with their line of centers. The components of the force acting on one of the spheres along and perpendicular to the line of centers are derived and numerical results are presented. One important application of these results is in the field of cloud physics, since electrostatic effects can markedly influence the coalescence of cloud droplets. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0283515
Entities
People
- M.h. Davis
Organizations
- RAND Corporation