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Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777 - 1855) carried on intensive empirical and theoretical research in many branches of science, including observational astronomy, celestial mechanics, surveying, geodesy, ...
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Gauss' Law
The total of the electric flux out of a closed surface is equal to the charge enclosed divided by the permittivity.
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Gaussian Surface
Part of the power of Gauss' law in evaluating electric fields is that it applies to any surface. It is often convenient to construct an imaginary surface called a Gaussian surface to take advantage ...
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Electricity and Magnetism
Lecture notes on everything from Gauss' law to electromagnetic waves with a quiz at the end of each lecture. Login as a guest then click on 'Electricity & Magnetism - PHYS1101' to access the notes.
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Wilhelm Eduard Weber
Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804 - 1891) worked closely with Carl Friedrich Gauss and developed sensitive magnetometers and other magnetic instruments. The magnetic unit, termed a weber, formerly the ...
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Electric Flux
The concept of electric flux is useful in association with Gauss' law. The electric flux through a planar area is defined as the electric field times the component of the area perpendicular to the ...
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