A cylinder of radius ρ0 and infinite length contains a uniform volume charge distribution ρv C/m3. Use Gauss’s law to determine the electric field intensity, ~E, for ρ ≤ ρ0 and ρ ≥ ρ0. Show that in each case ~∇ · ~D is what it should be. Assume the permittivity to be 0.

A cylinder of radius ρ0 and infinite length contains a uniform volume charge distribution ρv C/m3. Use Gauss’s law to determine the electric field intensity, ~E, for ρ ≤ ρ0 and ρ ≥ ρ0. Show that in each case ~∇ · ~D is what it should be. Assume the permittivity to be 0.

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