Slide 1: Introduction to Gauss’s Law

  • Developed by Carl Friedrich Gauss in 1835
  • Relates the electric flux through a closed surface to the net charge enclosed within the surface
  • An important tool in understanding the behavior of electric fields
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Slide 1: Introduction to Gauss’s Law Developed by Carl Friedrich Gauss in 1835 Relates the electric flux through a closed surface to the net charge enclosed within the surface An important tool in understanding the behavior of electric fields