Parallel plate electrodes of finite size constrained to potential difference v enclose a dielectric medium with permittivity ε. The surface charge density does not distribute itself unif...Parallel plate electrodes of finite size constrained to potential difference v enclose a dielectric medium with permittivity ε. The surface charge density does not distribute itself uniformly, as illustrated by the fringing field lines for infinitely thin parallel plate electrodes in Figure 3-17a.