Re: [Phys-L] Laplace equation problem

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

On 2013, Apr 02, , at 16:54, Carl Mungan <mungan@usna.edu> wrote:

> However... what if I *do* stick with my original choice? I then have the strange situation of having a tangential electric field along the surface of a metal plate! How can that possibly be? I'm still puzzled by that. -Carl
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> ps: It would also be better if I didn't call the two edges parallel to the y axis "plates" since they obviously cannot be metal because the potential is not constant for them.


I thought the "rule" about normal only E field and constant U of a conductor applied to the static case only?


bc subject to incipient Alzheimer's.