Gauss's law

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WikidataQ173356 ScholiaQ173356MaRDI QIDQ6674372

foundational law of electromagnetism stating that electric charges are the "sources" (divergence) of electric fields, named after Carl Friedrich Gauss

Defining Formula: $\mathrm{\nabla }\cdot E=\frac{\rho }{{ϵ}_0}$

$E$ represents electric field

${ϵ}_0$ represents permittivity of vacuum

$\rho$ represents electric charge density

Mathematical expressions specializing Gauss's law

Laplace equation for the electric potential

Poisson's equation for the electric potential (semiconductors)

Described at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauss%27s_law

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