Maxwell's Equations: Gauss's Law for the Electric Field

Title

Maxwell's Equations: Gauss's Law for the Electric Field

Author

Lynda Williams

Category

Electricity Magnetism Optics

SubCategory

Maxwell's Equations and radiation

Topics

Gauss's Law

Tune

original

Level

Advanced Undergraduate

Style

Rap/Beatnik

Equations

y

Historic

n

Download

1

Keywords

Gauss's Law, divergence theorem, Maxwell's equations our salvation

Comments

A derivation of the differential form of Gauss's law starting from the integral form, and an explanation of what it means. The link takes you to a slide show of the derivation that plays along with the music.

Priority

6

Citation

“Maxwell's Equations: Gauss's Law for the Electric Field,” Physics Songs Database, accessed May 1, 2024, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/physics-songs/items/show/936.