Internal energy change via heat and electric displacement change ================================================================ Internal energy change of the system with a dielectric medium can be expressed using the infinitesimal heat flowing in or out of the system and the change in electric displacement. **Conditions:** #. The dielectric is isotropic whether or not the electric field is present. #. The medium is homogeneous. #. The volume change of the medium is insignificant. **Links:** #. Formula 31.2 on p. 122 of "General Course of Physics" (Obschiy kurs fiziki), vol. 3 by Sivukhin D.V. (1979). .. py:currentmodule:: symplyphysics.laws.thermodynamics.dielectrics.internal_energy_change_via_heat_and_electric_displacement_change .. py:data:: internal_energy_density_change Infinitesimal change in :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.thermodynamics.internal_energy` per unit :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.volume`. Symbol: :code:`dU` Latex: :math:`dU` Dimension: :code:`energy/volume` .. py:data:: heat_density Small amount of :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.thermodynamics.heat` added to or taken from the system per unit :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.volume`. Symbol: :code:`delta(Q)` Latex: :math:`\delta Q` Dimension: :code:`energy/volume` .. py:data:: electric_field_strength :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.electrodynamics.electric_field_strength` in the medium. Symbol: :code:`E` Latex: :math:`E` Dimension: :code:`voltage/length` .. py:data:: electric_displacement_change Infinitesimal change in :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.electrodynamics.electric_displacement`. Symbol: :code:`dD` Latex: :math:`dD` Dimension: :code:`charge/area` .. py:data:: law :code:`dU = delta(Q) + E * dD` Latex: .. math:: dU = \delta Q + E dD