Potential inside a rectangular pipe

In summary, the independence of potential inside an infinite rectangular pipe along the z axis has to do with symmetry and the uniqueness theorem. The potential is not affected by changes in the z coordinate due to the uniformity of the structure. This topic was discussed in the PF schoolwork forums.
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TL;DR Summary: Independence of potential( inside a rectangular pipe running along z axis)from z coordinate

Consider the following diagram

Screenshot_2023-06-08-15-34-01-36_e2d5b3f32b79de1d45acd1fad96fbb0f.jpg

It is an infinite rectangular pipe running along z axis.I know that the potential inside the pipe is independent of z coordinate, but I cannot seem to convince myself of it.My guess is that it has to do something with uniqueness theorem.
 
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Welcome to PF. I've moved your thread to the schoolwork forums.

What equations would apply to this problem?
 
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My guess is that it has to do something with uniqueness theorem.
Symmetry, I'd have said. Everywhere along the axis looks like everywhere else.
 

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