Question

Explain how Gauss's Law changed the way we think about the world?

Answer 1

Gauss's Law is a general law applying to any closed surface. It is an important tool since it permits the assessment of the amount of enclosed charge by mapping the field on a surface outside the charge distribution. For geometries of sufficient symmetry, it simplifies the calculation of the electric field.

Gauss's law tells us that the net electric flux through any closed surface is zero unless the volume bounded by that surface contains a net charge.

Gauss's law states that the net flux of an electric field through a closed surface is proportional to the enclosed electric charge. ... Another statement of Gauss's law is that the net flux of an electric field through a surface divided by the enclosed charge is equal to a constant.