-where, $ \boldsymbol{x} \epsilon R^3 $ , $\phi(\boldsymbol{x})$ is the potential at point $\boldsymbol{x}$, $\rho(\boldsymbol{x})$ is the charge at point $\boldsymbol{x}$ and $\epsilon$ is the permissivity of the medium. This equation is an elliptical partial differential equation(pde) of the second order. The standard way to determine the potential from this equation is a two step method - discretization of the equation followed by solution. These techniques however depend on the smoothness of the functions - $\rho$ and $\phi$ - involved. However, in the case of charge distribution in our simulation system, $\rho$ is a set of delta functions which are clearly not smooth! As $\rho$ is not smooth, $\phi$ is not smooth either. \\
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