The region between two long conducting coaxial cylinders is filled with a dielectric material with constant permittivity ε. The radius of the inner cylinder is a and the inner radius of the outer cylinder is b. Assuming a potential V at r = a and a zero potential at r = b, use Laplace's equation to derive a general solution for the electric potential V in the dielectric region (a < r < b). Assume that V can be expressed as: V = K ln(Ï/φ) in the dielectric region, where K and φ are arbitrary constants. Use this expression to derive the complete solution for V by determining the arbitrary constants K and φ through the application of the boundary conditions. Also, determine:
(a) The electric field intensity vector E in the dielectric region;
(b) The surface charge density σa on the surface of the inner conductor (r = a);
(c) The surface charge density σb on the surface of the inner conductor (r = b);
(d) The capacitance between the two coaxial cylinders per unit length;
(e) The leakage resistance between the two coaxial cylinders per unit length assuming that the dielectric region has a low conductivity σ.