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Ok, let me get this straight. I understand that the direction of field lines is gonna always be in the direction of the force. Now, my bigger question is, about the total electric field. So for linear systems, we find the total electric field as the vector sum of the electric fields of the...

eternally confused

Yeah, but these force vectors change rapidly because of particle collisions, acceleration, etc., don't they?

Yeah, here is where I’m confused. We learnt that the direction of the electric field lines depends on the direction of the potential gradient. Now if I consider environment, which is not in vacuum or a neutral surroundings what will happen? Consider space, an astrophysical environment where it’s...

What will happen to electric field lines in a nonlinear field?

So, like the direction of the electric field lines is defined as their direction in a neutrally or positively charged surrounding, right? In that case, when we consider a negatively charged surrounding, the definition doesn't always stand true, right?

Yeah. So if voltage is relative to a reference, why not electric field lines?

Hey! I'm a high school student trying to understand electric fields at a deeper, more conceptual level. I had a random thought I wanted to share to get your views on it. So far, I've learnt that electric field lines of a positive charge run outward and that of a negative charge run inward. But...