Overview of Lecture
Conservative Forces and Energy Conservation
- total energy is constant and is sum of kinetic and potential
Introduce Concept of Electric Potential
- Is it well-defined? i.e. is Electric Potential a property of the space and sources as is the Electric Field? -> potential differences are
Calculating Electric Potentials put V(infinity)=0
- Charged Spherical Shell
- N point charges
- Electric Dipole
Can we determine the Electric Field if we know the Electric Potential? -> you bet you can!
Text Reference: Chapter 24.1 - 24.4