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<journal-id>1870-3542</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de física E]]></journal-title>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[On the potential of an infinite dielectric cylinder and a line of charge: Green's function in an elliptic coordinate approach]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Marín]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Riera]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Pérez-Enriquez]]></surname>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Sonora Departamento de Investigación en Física ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Hermosillo Son.]]></addr-line>
<country>MÉXICO</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Sonora Departamento de Física ]]></institution>
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<country>MÉXICO</country>
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<month>06</month>
<year>2007</year>
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<month>06</month>
<year>2007</year>
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<volume>53</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>41</fpage>
<lpage>47</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-35422007000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-35422007000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-35422007000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[A two-dimensional Laplace equation is separable in elliptic coordinates and leads to a Chebyshev-like differential equation for both angular and radial variables. In the case of the angular variable &#951; (-1 < &#951; < 1), the solutions are the well known first class Chebyshev polynomials. However, in the case of the radial variable &#958; (1 < &#958; < &#8734;) it is necessary to construct another independent solution which, to our knowledge, has not been previously reported in the current literature nor in textbooks; this new solution can be constructed either by a Fröbenius series representation or by using the standard methods through the knowledge of the first solution (first-class Chebyshev polynomials). In any case, either must lead to the same result because of linear independence. Once we know these functions, the complete solution of a two-dimensional Laplace equation in this coordinate system can be constructed accordingly, and it could be used to study a variety of boundary-value electrostatic problems involving infinite dielectric or conducting cylinders and lines of charge of this shape, since with this information, the corresponding Green's function for the Laplace operator can also be readily obtained using the procedures outlined in standard textbooks on mathematical physics. These aspects are dealt with and discussed in the present work and some useful trends regarding applications of the results are also given in the case of an explicit example, namely, the case of a dielectric elliptic cylinder and an infinite line of charge.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[La ecuación de Laplace en dos dimensiones es separable en coordenadas elípticas, y la separación de variables resulta en ecuaciones tipo Chebyshev para las dos coordenadas, radial (&#958;) y angular (&#951;). En el caso de la coordenada angular &#951;, (-1 < &#951; < 1), las soluciones son los polinomios de Chebyshev de primera clase, los cuales están muy bien estudiados. Sin embargo, en el caso de la coordenada radial &#958; (1 < &#958; < &#8734;), existe la necesidad de construir otra solución independiente, que (a nuestro conocimiento) no está reportada en libros de texto ni en artículos; esta nueva solución puede ser construida, ya sea en forma de una serie de Fröbenius o usando los métodos de integración que involucran el conocimiento de la primera solución. Cualquiera de estos dos métodos nos llevará al mismo resultado, debido a la independencia lineal de las soluciones. Una vez que conozcamos dichas funciones, la solución completa la ecuación de Laplace en dos dimensiones para este sistema de coordenadas puede ser construida, y dicha solución puede ser aplicada para estudiar una variedad de problemas de contorno que involucren cilindros dieléctricos o conductores infinitos o líneas de carga, pues con esta información, podemos obtener fácilmente la función de Green para el operador de Laplace usando el procedimiento de los libros de texto de métodos matemáticos. Estos aspectos se discuten en el presente trabajo, y se dan algunas indicaciones respecto a las aplicaciones de los resultados, incluyendo un ejemplo explícito: el caso de un cilindro elíptico dieléctrico y una linea infinita de carga.]]></p></abstract>
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</front><body><![CDATA[ <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="4">Ense&ntilde;anza</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="4"><b>On the potential of an infinite dielectric cylinder and a line of charge: Green's function in an elliptic coordinate approach</b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>J.L. Mar&iacute;n&ordf;, I. Mar&iacute;n&#150;Enriquez&ordf;,  R. Riera&ordf;</b> <b>and R. P&eacute;rez&#150;Enriquez<sup>b</sup></b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&ordf;<i> Departamento de Investigaci&oacute;n en F&iacute;sica, Universidad de Sonora, Apartado Postal 5&#150;088, 83190 Hermosillo, Son. M&Eacute;XICO.</i></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><sup>b</sup><i> Departamento de F&iacute;sica Universidad de Sonora, Apartado Postal 1626, 83000 Hermosillo, Son. M&Eacute;XICO.</i></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Recibido el 15 de febrero de 2006    ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<br>   Aceptado el 1 de agosto de 2006</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Abstract</b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">A two&#150;dimensional Laplace equation is separable in elliptic coordinates and leads to a Chebyshev&#150;like differential equation for both angular and radial variables. In the case of the angular variable <i>&eta; </i>(&#151;1 <u>&lt;</u> <i>&eta;</i> <u>&lt;</u> 1), the solutions are the well known first class Chebyshev polynomials. However, in the case of the radial variable <i>&xi;</i> (1 <u>&lt;</u> <i>&xi;</i> &lt; &infin;) it is necessary to construct another independent solution which, to our knowledge, has not been previously reported in the current literature nor in textbooks; this new solution can be constructed either by a Fr&ouml;benius series representation or by using the standard methods through the knowledge of the first solution (first&#150;class Chebyshev polynomials). In any case, either must lead to the same result because of linear independence. Once we know these functions, the complete solution of a two&#150;dimensional Laplace equation in this coordinate system can be constructed accordingly, and it could be used to study a variety of boundary&#150;value electrostatic problems involving infinite dielectric or conducting cylinders and lines of charge of this shape, since with this information, the corresponding Green's function for the Laplace operator can also be readily obtained using the procedures outlined in standard textbooks on mathematical physics. These aspects are dealt with and discussed in the present work and some useful trends regarding applications of the results are also given in the case of an explicit example, namely, the case of a dielectric elliptic cylinder and an infinite line of charge.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Keywords: </b>Elliptic coordinates; Green function; two&#150;dimensional Laplace equation; Chebyshev functions.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Resumen</b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">La ecuaci&oacute;n de Laplace en dos dimensiones es separable en coordenadas el&iacute;pticas, y la separaci&oacute;n de variables resulta en ecuaciones tipo Chebyshev para las dos coordenadas, radial (<i>&xi;</i>) y angular (<i><i>&eta;</i></i>). En el caso de la coordenada angular <i><i>&eta;</i>, </i>(&#151;1 <u>&lt;</u> <i><i>&eta;</i> <u>&lt;</u> </i>1), las soluciones son los polinomios de Chebyshev de primera clase, los cuales est&aacute;n muy bien estudiados. Sin embargo, en el caso de la coordenada radial <i>&xi;</i> (1 <u>&lt;</u> <i>&xi;</i> &lt; &infin;), existe la necesidad de construir otra soluci&oacute;n independiente, que (a nuestro conocimiento) no est&aacute; reportada en libros de texto ni en art&iacute;culos; esta nueva soluci&oacute;n puede ser construida, ya sea en forma de una serie de Fr&ouml;benius o usando los m&eacute;todos de integraci&oacute;n que involucran el conocimiento de la primera soluci&oacute;n. Cualquiera de estos dos m&eacute;todos nos llevar&aacute; al mismo resultado, debido a la independencia lineal de las soluciones. Una vez que conozcamos dichas funciones, la soluci&oacute;n completa la ecuaci&oacute;n de Laplace en dos dimensiones para este sistema de coordenadas puede ser construida, y dicha soluci&oacute;n puede ser aplicada para estudiar una variedad de problemas de contorno que involucren cilindros diel&eacute;ctricos o conductores infinitos o l&iacute;neas de carga, pues con esta informaci&oacute;n, podemos obtener f&aacute;cilmente la funci&oacute;n de Green para el operador de Laplace usando el procedimiento de los libros de texto de m&eacute;todos matem&aacute;ticos. Estos aspectos se discuten en el presente trabajo, y se dan algunas indicaciones respecto a las aplicaciones de los resultados, incluyendo un ejemplo expl&iacute;cito: el caso de un cilindro el&iacute;ptico diel&eacute;ctrico y una linea infinita de carga.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Descriptores: </b>Coordenadas el&iacute;pticas; funci&oacute;n de Green; ecuaci&oacute;n de Laplace en dos dimensiones; funciones de Chebyshev.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">PACS: 02.30.Gp; 41.20.Cv</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><a href="/pdf/rmfe/v53n1/v53n1a5.pdf" target="_blank">DESCARGAR ART&Iacute;CULO EN FORMATO PDF</a></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Acknowledgements</b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Ra&uacute;l P&eacute;rez Enr&iacute;quez and Ivan Mar&iacute;n&#150;Enr&iacute;quez are Ph. D. students at Departmento de Investigaci&oacute;n en F&iacute;sica (Universidad de Sonora) and are supported by CONACyT and Universidad de Sonora. This work has been done under projects CONACyT&#150;40629 and 47682).</font></p>     <p align="justify">&nbsp;</p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>References</b></font></p>     <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">1. O.D. Kellogg, <i>Foundations of Potential Theory </i>(Dover Publications, N.Y., 1953).</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8447441&pid=S1870-3542200700010000500001&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --><!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">2. E. Ley&#150;Koo and Gongora, <i>Rev. Mex. Fis. </i><b>39</b> (1993) 785.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8447442&pid=S1870-3542200700010000500002&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --><!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">3. M.A. Furman, <i>Am. J. Phys. </i><b>62</b> (1994) 1134.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8447443&pid=S1870-3542200700010000500003&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --><!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">4. G. Arfken, <i>Mathematical Methods for Physicists </i>(Academic Press, N.Y., 1985).</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8447444&pid=S1870-3542200700010000500004&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --><!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">5. R. Perez&#150;Enr&iacute;quez, I. Mar&iacute;n&#150;Enr&iacute;quez, J.L. Mar&iacute;n, and R. Riera, <i>WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics </i><b>4</b> (2005) 56.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8447445&pid=S1870-3542200700010000500005&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --><!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">6. I.S. Gradshteyn and I.M. Ryzhik, <i>Tables of Integrals Series and Products </i>(Academic Press, N.Y., 1965) p. 45.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8447446&pid=S1870-3542200700010000500006&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --><!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">7. W. Ditrich, <i>Am.</i> <i>J. Phys. </i><b>67</b> (1999) 768.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8447447&pid=S1870-3542200700010000500007&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --><!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">8. J.L. Marin and S.A. Cruz,<i> Am. J. Phys. </i><b>59</b> 931 (1991).</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8447448&pid=S1870-3542200700010000500008&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --> ]]></body><back>
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