Gauss' Law

Definition

Gauss' Law relates the electric flux through a closed surface to the total charge enclosed by that surface. It provides a convenient way to calculate electric fields for symmetric charge distributions.

Related terms

Electric Flux: The measure of how much electric field passes through a given area.

Closed Surface: A hypothetical boundary enclosing an object or region of interest.

Charge Density: The amount of charge per unit volume or unit area.