2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/87579We discuss an elementary problem in electrostatics: What does the charge distribution look like for a free charge on a strictly one-dimensional wire of finite length? To the best of our knowledge this question has so far not been discussed anywhere. One notices that a solution of this problem is not as simple as it might appear at first sight.15 pages, LaTex, 9 figures: Nice exercise in classical electrostaticsPhysics EducationStatistical MechanicsComputational Physicstext