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A note on the electrostatic attraction between charged spherical grains

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The electrostatic interaction between a point charge and an isolated, homogeneous, dielectric sphere is given in terms of image charges. An error is pointed out in other papers dealing with this point.

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  1. Dept. of Theoretical Physics, Oxford University, Oxford, England

    David Giaretta

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Giaretta, D. A note on the electrostatic attraction between charged spherical grains. Astrophys Space Sci 44, L5–L8 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00650488

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