4.I.5G

Methods | Part IB, 2006

A finite-valued function f(r,θ,ϕ)f(r, \theta, \phi), where r,θ,ϕr, \theta, \phi are spherical polar coordinates, satisfies Laplace's equation in the regions r<1r<1 and r>1r>1, and f0f \rightarrow 0 as rr \rightarrow \infty. At r=1,fr=1, f is continuous and its derivative with respect to rr is discontinuous by Asin2θA \sin ^{2} \theta, where AA is a constant. Write down the general axisymmetric solution for ff in the two regions and use the boundary conditions to find ff.

[ Hint :P2(cosθ)=12(3cos2θ1)]\left[\text { Hint }: \quad P_{2}(\cos \theta)=\frac{1}{2}\left(3 \cos ^{2} \theta-1\right) \cdot\right]

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