How do voltage-divider & current-divider work; physically?

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The discussion focuses on the physical principles underlying voltage dividers and current dividers, emphasizing the role of Ohm's Law in their operation. Participants seek a deeper understanding of how these circuits function in terms of electrical forces, fields, and charge potentials. The consensus is that while the mathematical application of Ohm's Law is clear, the physical interpretation of these concepts requires further exploration.

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Hi, can anyone explain to me how voltage-divider and current-divider work physically? Like in terms of forces, fields, potentials of charges... etc..

Thank you!
 
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leoflc said:
Hi, can anyone explain to me how voltage-divider and current-divider work physically? Like in terms of forces, fields, potentials of charges... etc..
Thank you!

More like using Ohm's law, no ?
 
Yeah.. I know how to use and solve the them.
But I'm just not quite understand how do they work physically.

Thanks.
 

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