long (infinitely long) hollow cylinder has concentric surfaces with an inside radius a, and outside radius b and is uniformly charged with a uniform charge density ρ. What is the electric field as a function of radius r, the perpendicular distance from the central axis? Include answers for r < a, r

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A long (infinitely long) hollow cylinder has concentric surfaces with an inside radius a, and outside radius b and is uniformly charged with a uniform charge density ρ. What is the electric field as a function of radius r, the perpendicular distance from the central axis? Include answers for r < a, r <b, and r >b.

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