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Lorax
Dec5-04, 04:39 PM
4πε0r^2

Thats 4pi (backwards 3 0) R squared.

I forget what the backwards 3 o stands for can someone help me out

Hurkyl
Dec5-04, 04:49 PM
\epsilon_0? Permeability of free space. (Or is it permittivity? I always forget which)

Gokul43201
Dec5-04, 04:49 PM
\epsilon _0 is known as the permittivity of free space and is equal to about 8.85~
*~ 10^{-12}~~ F/m

It is a proportionality constant relating the electric displacement vector to the field strength.

OR, it can be thought of as a constant connecting electric field (or force) to the values of charge and distance.