Image theory for a sphere with negative permittivity

DOI10.1063/1.5080480zbMATH Open1418.78003arXiv1901.05957OpenAlexW2910306547MaRDI QIDQ5223602FDOQ5223602

Matt Majic

Publication date: 18 July 2019

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: An image system for a point charge outside a dielectric sphere is presented for all complex values of relative permittivity $epsilon=epsilo{n}^{\prime }+iepsilo{n}^{″}$. The standard image integral solution of a point charge outside a dielectric sphere involving an image point charge plus a line source is shown to diverge for $epsilo{n}^{\prime }<-1$, and a correction is proposed for this case, involving image multipoles of infinite magnitude that regularise the divergent line integral. The number of these multipoles depends on the position of $epsilon$ relative to the resonant values $epsilon=-1-1/n$ for positive integer $n$. The internal potential and dipole sources are also considered.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.05957

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Electro- and magnetostatics (78A30)

Cites Work

• GENERAL THEORY OF ELECTRICAL IMAGES IN SPHERE PAIRS
• The problem of missing terms in term by term integration involving divergent integrals
• Laplace’s equation for a point source near a sphere: improved internal solution using spheroidal harmonics

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• Image current inclusion in the permeable sphere
• GENERAL THEORY OF ELECTRICAL IMAGES IN SPHERE PAIRS

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