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In this work we analyze the case of resistive conductor plates carrying constant currents, utilizing surface charge distributions. We obtain the electric potential in the plates and in the space surrounding them. We obtain a non-vanishing electric field outside the conductors. We compare the theoretical results with experimental data present in the literature.
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Assis, A.K.T., Hernandes, J.A. & Lamesa, J.E. Surface Charges in Conductor Plates Carrying Constant Currents. Foundations of Physics 31, 1501–1511 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012634530435
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