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Undergraduate 2
11/12/2012

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Term

Coulombs Law

 

Force between two charges

Definition
F=1/(4piϵ0)*|q1q2|/(r2)
Term
Electric Field
Definition

E=F0/q0

 

E=1/(ϵ0pi4)*q/(r^2)ȓ

(note: E is directional) 

 

Term
Electric Dipole Moment and Torque
Definition

p=q*d

 

Ƭ=pEsin(ɸ)

 

Ƭ=p x E

U=-p . E

Term
Electric Field from Ring of Charge
Definition

1/(4piϵ0)*qx/(x2+a2)3/2

 

When a ring charge is taken to its infinite limit, it resembles a point charge. 

Term
Electric Field Above One End of a Charged Line Segment
Definition

E=1/(4piϵ0)*q/(x√[x2+a2])

 

when infinite 

 

E=ƛ/(2piϵ0r)

Term
Electric Field of Uniformly Charged Disk
Definition

E=σ/(2ϵ0)*(1-1/(√[r2-x2]+1))

 

if disk is very large, or point is very close,

 

Acts as an infinite sheet of charge

E=σ/(2ϵ0)

Term
Electric Flux
Definition

Electric Flux=∫Ecos(ɸ)dA

=∫E⟂dA = ∫E . dA

Term
Guass's Law
Definition

Electric Flux=∮Ecos(ɸ)dA

=∮E⟂dA = ∮E . dA = qenc0

Term
Electric Field from Conducting Sphere
Definition

Outside sphere = point charge

Inside = 0

Term
Infinite Wire, Charge per unit Length ƛ
Definition
E=1/(2piϵ0)*ƛ/r
Term
Infinite Conducting Cylinder
Definition

outside cylinder = infinite wire

inside cylinder = 0

Term

Two oppositely charged conducting plates with surface charge densities -σ and +σ

 

or 

 

Charged Conductor

Definition
E=σ/ϵ0
Term
Electric Potentional Energy 
Definition

U=qq0/(4piϵ0r) 

 

U=q0/(4piϵ0)(q1/r1+q2/r2+q3/r3+q4/r4....)

Term
Electric Potential
Definition

V=U/q0

=q/(4piϵ0r) 

 

V=1/(4piϵ0)(q1/r1+q2/r2+q3/r3+q4/r4....)

V=1/(4pi)∫dq/r

Va-Vb=∫(from a to b)E . dl =∫(from a to b)Ecos(ɸ)dl

Term
Relationship between Electric Field and Electric Potential
Definition
E=-∇V
Term

Capacitance

 

Definition
C=Q/Vab0A/d
Term
Capacitors in Series
Definition
(1/C1+1/C2)-1
Term
Capacitors in Parallel
Definition
C1+C2
Term
Resistors in Series
Definition
R1+R2
Term
Resistors in Parallel
Definition
(1/R1+1/R2)-1
Term
Energy in a Capacitor
Definition
U=Q2/(2C)=CV2/(2)=QV/2
Term
Energy Density (in capacitor)
Definition
u=ϵ0E2/2
Term
Dielectrics
Definition

C=KC0

C0 being the original capacitance

0=ϵ (permittivity) 

 

KC0=Kϵ0A/d

∮KE . dA = Qencl-free0

Term
Current
Definition
I=dQ/dt=n|q|vdA
Term
Current Density
Definition

J=nqvd

(note: J and v are directional)

Term
Resistivity
Definition

ρ=E/J

ρ(T)=ρ0[1+ɑ(T-T0)]

 

Term

Ohm's Law 

 

(and resistors)

Definition

V=IR

R=ρL/A

Term
Energy from imperfect battery
Definition
Vab=ℇ-Ir
Term
Energy and Power in Circuits
Definition
P=VabI=I2R=Vab2/R
Term
Charging Capacitor
Definition
q=Cℇ(1-e-t/RC)
Term
Ƭ in RC Circuits
Definition
Ƭ=RC
Term
current in RC circuits
Definition

i=dq/dt=ℇ/R*e-t/RC

=I0e-t/RC

Term
Magnetic Forces
Definition

F=qv x B

(Note: F v and B are directional)

Term
Magnetic Flux
Definition

Magnetic Flux =∫B⟂dA

=∫Bcos(ɸ)dA

=∫B . dA

 

∮B . dA=0

Term
Motion in a Magnetic Field
Definition
R=mv/(|q|B)
Term
Magnetic Force on a conductor
Definition

F=Il x B

 

dF=I dl x B

(Note: F, l, and B are directional)

Term
Magnetic Torque
Definition

Ƭ=IBAsin(ɸ)

 

µ=IA

(A is directional in this instance)

 

Ƭ=µ x B

 

Term
Potential energy of a magnetic moment in a magnetic field
Definition

U= -µ . B = -µBcosɸ

µ=IA

Term
Hall effect
Definition
nq=-JxBy/Ez
Term
Magnetic Field of a Moving Charge
Definition
B=(µ0qv x ȓ)/(pi4r2)
Term

Magnetic Field of Current Carrying Conductor

Biot Savart

Definition
dB=(µ0Idl x ȓ)/(pi4r2)
Term
BS of Finite wire of length L at distance R
Definition
B=(µ0iL)*(R2+L2)-1/2/(4piR)
Term
BS of semi infinite wire
Definition
B=µ0i/(4piR)
Term
BS of infinite wire
Definition
B=µ0i/(2piR)
Term
BS of Arc
Definition
B=µ0iɸ/(4piR)
Term
BS of current loop at distance X perpendicularly from center point
Definition

a is radius

Bx=(µ0Ia2)/(2(x2+a2)3/2)

 

when x is 0 but there are N multiple loops:

Bx0NI/(2a)

Term
Magnetic force between Current Carrying Conductors
Definition
F/L=µ0Il'/(r2pi)
Term
Amperes Law
Definition
∮B . dl = µ0Iencl
Term
Faraday's Law
Definition
ℇ=-d(magnetic flux)/dt
Term
Motional emf
Definition

ℇ=vBL

=∮(v x b) . dl

Term
Induced Electric Fields
Definition
∮E . dl= -d(electric flux)/dt
Term
Mutual Inductance
Definition

2=-Mdi1/dt 

and 

1=-Mdi2/dt 

 

M=N2(electric flux 2)/i1=N1(electric flux 1)/i2

Term
Self Inducatance
Definition

ℇ=-Ldi/dt

L=N(magnetic flux)/i

Term
Magnetic Field Energy
Definition

U=LI2/2

 

 

Term
magnetic energy density
Definition
u=B2/2µ0
Term
Unit of Capacitance
Definition
Farads

C/V
Term
what is J/C
Definition
Volt
Term
Unit of Charge
Definition
Coulomb
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