[pooma-dev] ?

[Jeffrey D. Oldham]

Roman Krylov wrote:

> Hi!
> I had some questions when I read pooma tutorials. Now as this mailing 
> list do exist I'll ask one of them.
>
> http://www.zib.de/benger/pooma/tut-01.html#laplace
>
>> Laplace's equation in two dimensions is:
>> /d^2 V/dx^2 + d^2 V/dy^2 = 0 /
>>
>> where /V/ is, for example, the electric potential in a flat metal sheet.
>
>     How a flat metal(perfect conductor as I suppose) sheet could have 
> a _potential distribution_? It has only the charge distribution,
> but the electric potential is constant on the conducting surface in 
> (quasi)static case.
>
> Cheers,
>     Roman.

Would this text be more acceptable:
"... where V is, for example, the electric potential of a charge-free 
flat metal sheet"?

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Jeffrey D. Oldham
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