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Re: how many volts ?

Now I'm confused! In the steady state problem, is there any case where
the E-field is other than normal to the conducting surfaces of the plates?
If there is such a case, ie., with a non-zero E-tangential, how can we
think of that as the "steady state" for electrostatics?


On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, W. Barlow Newbolt wrote:

Hey, Donald. I'm just trying to talk about the case when all of the
field lines do not stay perpendicular to the plates--finite sized plates.
I think that is what Ludwik wanted us to talk about. I agree that John
has completely and elegantly solved the case for infinite plates.

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