Conducting sphere — UPSC Physics Optional IFoS 2015 Paper I

The electric potential of a grounded conducting sphere of radius a in a uniform electric field E = E_0\hat{z} is given as \phi(r, \theta) = -E_0 r \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{a}{r} \right)^3 \right] \cos\theta Find the expression for the surface charge density on the sphere.