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  2. Electric potential energy - Wikipedia

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    The electrostatic potential energy U E stored in a system of two charges is equal to the electrostatic potential energy of a charge in the electrostatic potential generated by the other. That is to say, if charge q 1 generates an electrostatic potential V 1 , which is a function of position r , then U E = q 2 V 1 ( r 2 ) . {\displaystyle U ...

  3. Electrostatics - Wikipedia

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    Summary of electrostatic relations between electric potential, electric field and charge density. Here, r = x − x ′ {\displaystyle \mathbf {r} =\mathbf {x} -\mathbf {x'} } . If the electric field in a system can be assumed to result from static charges, that is, a system that exhibits no significant time-varying magnetic fields, the system ...

  4. Electric potential - Wikipedia

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    The electric potential and the magnetic vector potential together form a four-vector, so that the two kinds of potential are mixed under Lorentz transformations. Practically, the electric potential is a continuous function in all space, because a spatial derivative of a discontinuous electric potential yields an electric field of impossibly ...

  5. DLVO theory - Wikipedia

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    The total potential energy is described as the sum of the attraction potential and the repulsion potential. When two particles approach each other, electrostatic repulsion increases and the interference between their electrical double layers increases. However, the Van der Waals attraction also increases as they get closer. At each distance ...

  6. Poisson's equation - Wikipedia

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    Siméon Denis Poisson. Poisson's equation is an elliptic partial differential equation of broad utility in theoretical physics.For example, the solution to Poisson's equation is the potential field caused by a given electric charge or mass density distribution; with the potential field known, one can then calculate the corresponding electrostatic or gravitational (force) field.

  7. Uniqueness theorem for Poisson's equation - Wikipedia

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    The general expression for Poisson's equation in electrostatics is =, where is the electric potential and is the charge distribution over some region with boundary surface . ...

  8. Coefficients of potential - Wikipedia

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    where the c ij with i = j are called the coefficients of capacity and the c ij with i ≠ j are called the coefficients of electrostatic induction. [1] For a system of two spherical conductors held at the same potential, [2] = (+), = (+)

  9. Poisson–Boltzmann equation - Wikipedia

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    The Poisson–Boltzmann equation can be applied to biomolecular systems. One example is the binding of electrolytes to biomolecules in a solution. This process is dependent upon the electrostatic field generated by the molecule, the electrostatic potential on the surface of the molecule, as well as the electrostatic free energy. [13]