Influence of sediments in the charged body method

Abstract

In the first approximation the field of a charged isometric body can be considered as a field of a point source. Strictly speaking, it is true for a body of spherical shape lying in a boundless and homogeneous medium. Simplifying the calculations, it is possible to use the field of a point source to replace the field of a charged sphere and in inhomogeneous medium. Despite this assumption, the general conclusions derived from the present work are also acceptable for isometric bodies under certain conditions.