Electrostatic potential due to point charge¶

Electrostatic potential of electric field due to a point charge is inversely proportional to the distance to the point charge. Also see Electrostatic potential is work to bring from reference point over charge.

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Wikipedia.

electrostatic_potential¶: Electrostatic potential at given point. See electric_potential.

Symbol:: U_E
Latex:: \(U_{\vec E}\)
Dimension:: voltage

absolute_permittivity¶: absolute_permittivity of the medium.

Symbol:: epsilon
Latex:: \(\varepsilon\)
Dimension:: capacitance/length

distance¶: euclidean_distance to the point charge.

Symbol:: d
Latex:: \(d\)
Dimension:: length

charge¶: Electric charge.

Symbol:: q
Latex:: \(q\)
Dimension:: charge

law¶

U_E = q / (4 * pi * epsilon * d)

Latex:: \[U_{\vec E} = \frac{q}{4 \pi \varepsilon d}\]