Gauss's law for electric fields

Definition

Gauss's law for electric fields states that the total electric flux passing through any closed surface is equal to 1/ε₀ times the net charge enclosed by that surface. It relates electric fields to the distribution of electric charges.

Related terms

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

Closed Surface: A hypothetical boundary that encloses a certain region in space, used for calculations involving electric fields or charges.

Electric Field: A region around an electric charge where other charged particles experience a force.