Why charges go to the surface: a generalized Thomson problem

Details Why charges go to the surface: a generalized Thomson problem Why charges go to the surface: a generalized Thomson problem

2003-02-25

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0302524v2

Europhys. Lett. 63, 415 (2003)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

Scientific paper

10.1209/epl/i2003-00546-1

We study a generalization of a Thomson problem of n particles confined to a sphere and interacting by a 1/r^g potential. It is found that for g \le 1 the electrostatic repulsion expels all the charges to the surface of the sphere. However for g>1 and n>n_c(g) occupation of the bulk becomes energetically favorable. It is curious to note that the Coulomb law lies exactly on the interface between these two regimes.

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