Energy density via permittivity and electric field¶
Volumetric energy density of the electric field depends on the permittivity of the medium and on the strength of the electric field at that point.
Links:
- energy_density¶
Volumetric
energy_density
of the electric field, see Quantity is volumetric density times volume.- Symbol:
w
- Latex:
\(w\)
- Dimension:
energy/volume
- absolute_permittivity¶
absolute_permittivity
of the medium.- Symbol:
epsilon
- Latex:
\(\varepsilon\)
- Dimension:
capacitance/length
- electric_field_strength¶
-
- Symbol:
E
- Latex:
\(E\)
- Dimension:
voltage/length
- law¶
w = epsilon * E^2 / 2
- Latex:
- \[w = \frac{\varepsilon E^{2}}{2}\]