Two perfectly conductive plates of sufficiently large area are placed parallel to each other at a distance d in a vacuum. A DC power supply is connected between the two conductive plates, providing a constant potential difference V between the plates. The space between the plates is filled with vacuum (permittance ε0).
Let S be the area of the conductive plates, and assume that all edge effects are negligible. Also, assume that the electric field vector E=(Ex,Ey,Ez) between the plates is uniform and points in the direction normal to the plates (in the x axis direction).
From Maxwell's equations and general theory of electromagnetism, each component Tij (i,j∈{x,y,z}) of Maxwell's stress tensor T in a vacuum is defined using the electric field vector as follows:
Tij=ε0(EiEj−21δij∣E∣2) Here, δij represents the Kronecker delta.
The magnitude of the electrostatic attractive force F exerted by one conducting plate on another in the x axis can be calculated exactly by integrating the normal component of Maxwell's stress tensor over the closed surface A surrounding the plates, as follows: F=∮A∑jTxjnjdR Here, n=(nx,ny,nz) is the outward unit normal vector of the closed surface A.
Using this tensor calculation, express the normal component Txx in terms of ε0,V,andd, and derive an algebraic expression F representing the magnitude of the total electrostatic attractive force acting on one of the plates.
Calculate the magnitude of the electrostatic attractive force F [N] derived to A×10−6 N. Find the value of the coefficient A in this case, and input a natural number representing that value.
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