A new technique to calculate the electrostatic Coulomb force on a conductor coated with a lossless dielectric

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Inan, Aziz S.^{a; *} | Osterberg, Peter M.^a

Affiliations: [a] Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Portland, Portland, OR, USA

Correspondence: [*] University of Portland, School of Engineering, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd, Portland, OR, USA, 97203-5798. Tel.: +1 503 943 7429; Fax: +1 503 943 7316; E-mail: ainan@egr.up.edu

Abstract: In this article, the authors apply a new technique based on expressing the Coulomb force in terms of a special singularity integral to calculate the electrostatic force exerted on a conductor coated with a lossless dielectric. Specifically, the example of the calculation of the electrostatic Coulomb force on a lossless dielectric slab attached to the lower plate of a parallel-plate capacitor is considered.

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2000-168

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 125-128, 2000