{"paper":{"title":"Deriving the method of images for conductors","license":"http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":[],"primary_cat":"physics.class-ph","authors_text":"Chyi-Lung Lin, Hsien-Yi Lin","submitted_at":"2010-12-07T00:06:27Z","abstract_excerpt":"We start from the simple fact that the method of images can always be used to obtain {\\Phi}_{\\sigma} (r^\\to_in), which is the potential inside conductor produced by induced surface charges. We use this fact to construct image method for outside potential {\\Phi}_{\\sigma} (r^\\to_out). We show that if we can find a relation between {\\Phi}_{\\sigma} (r^\\to_out) and {\\Phi}_{\\sigma} (r^\\to_in), then the image method for {\\Phi}_{\\sigma} (r^\\to_in) can be used to derive the image method for {\\Phi}_{\\sigma} (r^\\toout). The number, the position and the amount of charge of the images can be directly deriv"},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"1012.1369","kind":"arxiv","version":1},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}