Gauss' theorem

noun

variants or Gauss's theorem

ˈgau̇s(ə̇z)-

: a statement in physics: the total electric flux across any closed surface in an electric field equals 4π times the electric charge enclosed by it

Word History

Etymology

after K. F. Gauss

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