Re: Electrostatics problem

[John Mallinckrodt <ajmallinckro@CSUPOMONA.EDU>]

On Sun, 12 Sep 1999, John Mallinckrodt wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Sep 1999, JACK L. URETSKY (C)1998; HEP DIVISION,              ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB ARGONNE, IL 60439 wrote:
>
> >         There is, in fact a second solution to the static problem for
> > sufficiently large force.  ...
>
> Jack,
>
> Perhaps a rereading of the question is in order.  It begins with the
> problem statement,
>
>   "Two small spheres of mass m are suspended from strings ..."
>                                                   ^^^^^^^

Oops!  I need to read more carefully myself.  I see, on second reading,
that you had taken this into account with your "sufficiently large force"
qualification.  Sorry!

John Mallinckrodt      mailto:ajm@csupomona.edu
Cal Poly Pomona          http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm