Edits to “Condition”, “Solution”, “Answer”

jzmicer edited
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−### Statement
+### Condition
+$6.5.7.$ What charge can be placed per unit length of a long cylindrical shell of radius $R$, if, when the gas inside it is pumped, it withstands a pressure $P$?
−$6.5.7.$ [Insert the problem statement]
−
### Solution
+Essentially, we need to find the charge at which the electric field pressure becomes equal to $P$.
−1
+The surface charge density is
+$$
+\sigma = \frac{\rho}{2\pi R} \tag{1}
+$$
+where $\rho = \frac{dq}{dl}$ is the desired quantity.
−#### Answer
+Near the surface of the cylinder, the field is
+$$
+E = \frac{\sigma}{\varepsilon_0} \tag{2}
+$$
+This is trivially derived from Gauss's theorem.
−[Insert a concise answer or boxed result]
+In the previous problem, the formula for the field pressure was proved (it is, incidentally, equal to the energy density of the field):
+$$
+P = \frac{\varepsilon_0 E^2}{2} \tag{3}
+$$
+$(1)\to(2)\to(3):$
+$$
+P = \frac{\rho^2}{8\varepsilon_0 \pi^2 R^2} \tag{3}
+$$
+$$
+\rho = 2\pi R \sqrt{2\varepsilon_0 P}
+$$
+
+#### Answer
+$$
+\boxed{\rho = 2\pi R \sqrt{2\varepsilon_0 P}}
+$$