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Electrostatic energy for a circular charged configuration: discrete vs. dontinuum

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The concept of electrostatic potential energy has served as a starting point for a deeper understanding of several models in electromagnetic theory. We use this concept looking for a connection between some of those models, in particular, we analyze the contribution of electrostatic potential energy for different configurations of electric charge with circular symmetry. We study models corresponding to a discrete set of point charges arranged in a polygonal figure, a uni-dimensional continuously charged ring and a continuously charged torus, considering the existing analogies between them. In addition, we contrast the situation between the discrete and continuum models.

Source: Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales

DOI: 10.18257/raccefyn.2897

Authors: Omar Aguilar-Loreto, Antonio Muñoz, Belter E. Ordaz-Mendoza

Institutions: Universidad de Guadalajara, University of Connecticut

Language: English

Topic: Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408305904

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