Gauss's law

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:law
gptkbp:applies_to electric fields
gravitational fields
symmetric charge distributions
gptkbp:can_be_expressed_mathematically_as ∮ E · d A = Q_enc/ε₀
gptkbp:concept electrical engineering
gptkbp:describes electric flux through a closed surface
gptkbp:developed_by divergence theorem
the electric field of a point charge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gauss's law
gptkbp:is_a Law in electrostatics
gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for electromagnetic theory
gptkbp:is_a_fundamental_law_of electromagnetism
gptkbp:is_a_law_of classical electromagnetism
gptkbp:is_a_law_that_states the total electric flux through a closed surface is proportional to the enclosed charge.
gptkbp:is_a_tool_for solving electrostatic problems
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in charge distributions
gptkbp:is_applicable_to magnetostatics
electrostatics
cylindrical charge distributions
planar charge distributions
spherical charge distributions
gptkbp:is_considered vacuum
gptkbp:is_described_as the behavior of electric fields
gptkbp:is_essential_for electric fields around conductors
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by electric fields
gptkbp:is_fundamental_to gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Maxwell's_equations
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Gauss's_theorem
magnetic fields
electric fields
flux density
gptkbp:is_used_in electrical engineering
physics education
the study of electric fields
capacitor calculations
gptkbp:key_concept classical physics
gptkbp:legal_principle gptkb:Physics
electromagnetic fields
applied physics
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkbp:related_to Coulomb's law
gptkbp:technique calculating electric fields
gptkbp:was_involved_in the more general Gauss's theorem
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4