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An analytical asymptotic expression for the equilibrium shape of a charged drop of an ideal incompressible conducting liquid uniformly accelerated in collinear electrostatic and gravitational fields is derived in an approximation quadratic with respect to the deviation of the equilibrium shape of the drop from a sphere. It is found that the equilibrium shape of the drop is close to a prolate spheroid when its self-charge and the external electric field strength are far from their values critical in terms of instability against the self-charge and induced charge. This spheroid experiences an insignificant pear-shaped distortion even when the charge of the drop and the electrostatic field strength are high.
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Original Russian Text © S.O. Shiryaeva, 2006, published in Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoĭ Fiziki, 2006, Vol. 76, No. 11, pp. 36–42.
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Shiryaeva, S.O. Nonlinear analytical calculation of the equilibrium shape of a charged drop uniformly accelerated in an electrostatic field. Tech. Phys. 51, 1431–1437 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063784206110065
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