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.