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Question
How does polarised dielectric modify the original external field?
Solution
The field causes a uniform polarisation P of the dielectric. This induces a net charge density. Thus, the polarised dielectric is equivalent to two charged surfaces with induced surface charge densities.
Hence, the field produced by these surface charges opposes the external field.
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