(a) Show, using Cartesian coordinates, that ψ=1/r satisfies Laplace's equation, ∇2ψ=0, on R3\{0}.
(b) ϕ and ψ are smooth functions defined in a 3-dimensional domain V bounded by a smooth surface S. Show that
∫V(ϕ∇2ψ−ψ∇2ϕ)dV=∫S(ϕ∇ψ−ψ∇ϕ)⋅dS
(c) Let ψ=1/∣r−r0∣, and let Vε be a domain bounded by a smooth outer surface S and an inner surface Sε, where Sε is a sphere of radius ε, centre r0. The function ϕ satisfies
∇2ϕ=−ρ(r).
Use parts (a) and (b) to show, taking the limit ε→0, that ϕ at r0 is given by
4πϕ(r0)=∫V∣r−r0∣ρ(r)dV+∫S(∣r−r0∣1∂n∂ϕ−ϕ(r)∂n∂∣r−r0∣1)dS,
where V is the domain bounded by S.