A numerical study of the electrostatic properties of two finite-width charged dielectric slabs in water

Abstract

A numerical algorithm based on the image charge method is introduced to calculate the electrostatic potential, energy, and forces present in systems involving multiple point charges embedded in an inhomogeneous dielectric environment composed of five parallel dielectric slabs. The methodology is implemented within Monte Carlo simulations to calculate the thermal properties of two charged dielectric plates of finite thickness immersed in water. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.