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Electric field
The electric field E describes the strength of an electric field at a point.
Explanation
An electric field surrounds an electric charge, and exerts force on other charges in the field, attracting or repelling them. It is a vector quantity that plays a role in electromagnetic field theory.
Example 1
The Maxwell equation of the electromagnetic field is
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where
ε0 Electric constant D Electric displacement field P Polarization