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Does anyone know when is the Potential explicitly time-dependent? Can you give me an example?
 
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fac.cariera said:
Does anyone know when is the Potential explicitly time-dependent? Can you give me an example?

Your household electricity has a sinusoidal voltage ( potential). It's time-dependent then. Perhaps I didn't get your question.
 

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