Disambiguation evidence for Gauss’s law via surface form
"Gauss's law"
As subject (48)
Triples where this entity appears as subject under the
label "Gauss's law".
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| MaxwellEquationNumber | first Maxwell equation in differential form ⓘ |
| appliesTo | closed surface ⓘ |
| appliesTo | electrostatics ⓘ |
| appliesTo | time-varying fields in Maxwell's theory ⓘ |
| assumes | validity of classical electromagnetism ⓘ |
| category | electrostatic law ⓘ |
| consequenceOf | inverse-square nature of electrostatic force ⓘ |
| constantIn | vacuum permittivity ⓘ |
| coreIdea | electric flux through a closed surface is proportional to enclosed charge ⓘ |
| differentialForm | ∇ · E = ρ / ε₀ ⓘ |
| equivalentTo | Coulomb's law under appropriate symmetry conditions ⓘ |
| expresses | relationship between electric flux through a closed surface and enclosed charge ⓘ |
| field | classical physics ⓘ |
| field | electromagnetism ⓘ |
| generalizedForm | ∮_S D · dA = Q_free_enclosed ⓘ |
| historicalAttribution | formulated by Carl Friedrich Gauss in early 19th century ⓘ |
| holdsIn | linear dielectric media ⓘ |
| holdsIn | vacuum ⓘ |
| implies | electric field lines originate and terminate on charges ⓘ |
| instanceOf | law of electromagnetism ⓘ |
| instanceOf | physical law ⓘ |
| mathematicalForm | ∮_S E · dA = Q_enclosed / ε₀ ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carl Friedrich Gauss ⓘ |
| partOf | Maxwell's equations ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Coulomb's law ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Gaussian surface ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Maxwell's equations ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | charge density ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | electric flux ⓘ |
| relates | electric charge ⓘ |
| relates | electric displacement field to free charge ⓘ |
| relates | electric field divergence to charge density ⓘ |
| relates | electric flux ⓘ |
| requires | Gaussian surface selection ⓘ |
| symbol | ∮_S E · dA = Q_enc / ε₀ ⓘ |
| usedFor | calculating electric fields with high symmetry ⓘ |
| usedFor | cylindrical charge distributions ⓘ |
| usedFor | planar charge distributions ⓘ |
| usedFor | spherical charge distributions ⓘ |
| usedIn | electrical engineering ⓘ |
| usedIn | electrostatics problem solving ⓘ |
| usedIn | physics education ⓘ |
| usesSymbol | D ⓘ |
| usesSymbol | E ⓘ |
| usesSymbol | Q_enclosed ⓘ |
| usesSymbol | dA ⓘ |
| usesSymbol | ε₀ ⓘ |
| usesSymbol | ρ ⓘ |
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Triples where some other subject referred to this entity
as "Gauss's law".