The potential distribution on the body surface caused by a heart vector : Calculations on some simple models

Abstract

A mathematical treatment of the dipole field in a bounded space is given for a few simple cases. The potential at the surface is calculated for an open and for a closed cylinder with the dipole on its axis, and for an infinite layer bounded by two parallel planes, the dipole being situated nearer to one plane than to the other. The medium is assumed to be homogeneous. The image surface introduced in a previous paper is calculated and represented in Figs. 4, 11, 12, and 13. A few examples illustrate the use of this surface.