Electric field at (x,y,z) produced by a continuous distribution of charges is given by:E(x,y,z)=14πϵ0∫ρ(x′,y′,z′)ˆrdx′dy′dz′r2.
Now, as Edward Purcell in his book writes :
This equation can be used to find the field at any point within the distribution. The integrand doesn't blow up at r=0 because the volume element in the numerator is in that limit proportional to r2dr. That is to say, so long as ρ remains finite everywhere, even in the interior or of a charge on the boundary of a charge distribution.
Why does the equation doesn't blow up at r=0? Why does the volume become r2dr at limit?
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