Steepness of volt-ampere characteristic of vacuum diode ======================================================= The steepness of the volt-ampere characteristic is generally equal to the voltage derivative of the current. For a vacuum diode, it can be calculated if the diode parameter and the voltage between the anode and cathode are known. .. TODO: find link .. py:currentmodule:: symplyphysics.laws.electricity.circuits.diodes.steepness_of_volt_ampere_characteristic_of_vacuum_diode .. py:data:: steepness Steepness of the volt-ampere characteristic of the vacuum diode. Symbol: :code:`S` Latex: :math:`S` Dimension: :code:`current/voltage` .. py:data:: diode_constant :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.electrodynamics.diode_constant`. Symbol: :code:`g` Latex: :math:`g` Dimension: :code:`current/voltage**(3/2)` .. py:data:: anode_voltage :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.electrodynamics.voltage` between cathode and anode. Symbol: :code:`V` Latex: :math:`V` Dimension: :code:`voltage` .. py:data:: law :code:`S = 3 * g / 2 * sqrt(V)` Latex: .. math:: S = \frac{3 g}{2} \sqrt{V}