Pre-Quantum Electrodynamics

Principle of Superposition ems.es.efo.ps
  • PM 1.4
  • FLS II 1-1
  • Gr 2.1.1

Electrical forces obey the principle of superposition: the electrostatic interaction between two charged particles is left entirely unaffected by the presence of other charges. The total force on a test charge \(q_t\) generated by a number of static point charges \(q_i\), \(i = 1, ..., n\) is thus

\[ {\bf F}_t = \sum_{i=1}^n {\bf F}_{t \leftarrow i} \]



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Author: Jean-Sébastien Caux

Created: 2024-02-27 Tue 10:31