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[edit] Half plane coordinates
The potential near the φ=0 grounded half plane at [x1,y1,z1] with charge c at [xc1,yc1,zc1] is (Andrews 200???)
where
where the arctan* function returns a value between 0 and 2π
[edit] Image Sphere Coordinates
Covert to imaging sphere coordinates, subscript o. Imaging sphere has radius A
[edit] Take the Image
Take the image by
Thus:
The image potential is now
and:
[edit] Express charge position in terms of hemisphere charge position
Express in terms of the hemisphere charge location. Charge c is at so charge q is at . Thus A2 = rcorqo and
So that now:
[edit] Convert to hemisphere coordinates
Note that the A4 terms cancel in χ and the angles. The potential is
using the charge for the hemisphere c = qA / rqo, it can be seen that the A's cancel here too, leaving a function that is independent of A.
PROBLEM - If this is correct, it is not in the best form. There should be an obvious symmetry in the x and y coordinates. Without loss of generality, we could have required the half-plane charge c to have zc1=0, so that in the hemisphere system yq=0 and the yyq cross term in the above expression for χ disappears. Now for a charge q off of the y=0 plane, just choose a coordinate system rotated about the z axis.
[edit] Charge along z axis
For a charge on the z axis
and so: