TWO CHARGED SPHERICAL CONDUCTORS IN A UNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELD: FORCES AND FIELD STRENGTH

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A complete solution is presented to the electrostatic boundary value problem of two charged conducting spheres in a uniform electric field. Expressions are given for the forces acting on the spheres, and for the maximum field strength between them. Numerical results are presented for a number of relative sphere sizes and separations.