Electric Field Sources & Sinks: Definition

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Start date Jun 9, 2014
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Jun 9, 2014

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Positive charges are sometimes called "sources" and negative charges are called "sinks" of electric field . How can one define this terminology..??

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It's just a sign convention. Why do people get so hung up on sign conventions?

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