Electric flux
Definition
Electric flux measures how much electric field passes through a given area. It depends on both the strength of the electric field and the orientation of the area with respect to it.
Related terms
Gauss's Law for Electricity: This law relates the total electric flux through any closed surface to the net charge enclosed by that surface.
Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction: This law states that changing magnetic fields induce an electromotive force (EMF) in nearby conductors, which leads to induced currents.
Maxwell's Equations: These four fundamental equations describe how electromagnetic fields behave and relate changes in these fields with sources such as charges and currents.
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