Charge density on a thin straight wire: The first visit

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作者
Jackson, JD [1 ]
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[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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10.1119/1.1432973
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G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
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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. (C) 2002 American Association of Physics Teachers.
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