An application of toroidal functions in electrostatics

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 724-727

  Selvaggi, Jerry ^a   Salon, Sheppard ^a   Chari, M V K ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 34548241177     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2737473     Document Type: Article

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