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Electrostatics

Electrostatic is a term describing a force exerted due to a static (i.e. unchanging) electric field. The fundamental equation of electrostatics is Coulomb's law, which gives the force between two point charges:

Another significant concept in electrostatics is the electric potential, commonly known as voltage. Poisson's equation gives the relationship between charge distribution and potential:

See also electromagnetism.

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