Gauss's Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo closed surfaces
gptkbp:component gptkb:Maxwell's_equations
gptkbp:describes relationship between electric flux and electric charge
gptkbp:field electromagnetism
gptkbp:form ∮E·dA = Q_enc/ε₀
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
1835
gptkbp:generalizes inverse-square law
gptkbp:hasDifferentialForm ∇·E = ρ/ε₀
gptkbp:hasIntegralForm ∮E·dA = Q_enc/ε₀
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gauss's Law
gptkbp:measures volt meter (V·m)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkbp:publishedIn 1835 (unpublished), 1867 (posthumously published)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Coulomb's_law
electric charge
electric field
gptkbp:symbol ∮E·dA = Q_enc/ε₀
gptkbp:usedFor calculating electric fields
gptkbp:usedIn electrostatics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Electric_Fields
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7