How Does Poynting's Theorem Explain Ohmic Loss?

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Poynting's Theorem explains ohmic loss through the relationship between electric field (E) and current density (J), represented as the scalar product \(\vec E \cdot \vec J\). According to Cheng's "Field and Wave Electromagnetics," this relationship can be expressed as \(\sigma E^2\), where \(\sigma\) is the conductivity. The discussion highlights a lack of clarity in Griffiths' interpretation of this term, prompting questions about its meaning and derivation as ohmic loss.

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Poynting Theorem:

\frac {dW}{dt} \;=\; \int _{v'} (\vec E \cdot \vec J) d \vec {v'} \;=\; -\frac 1 2 \frac {\partial}{\partial t} \int _{v'} ( \epsilon_0 E^2 +\frac 1 {\mu_0} B^2) d \vec {v'}\;-\;\frac 1 {\mu_0} \int _{s'} (\vec E X \vec B) d \vec {s'}

In Cheng's "Field and Wave Electromagnetics", it interpret this is ohmic loss because:

\vec E \cdot \vec J \;=\; \sigma E^2

Which is the ohmic loss.

I don't see it described like this in Griffiths. Can anyone comment what this term really means?
 
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What is your question, is it how to interpret the J.E-term (. denotes scalar product), or how you find out that the J.E-term is the Ohmic loss?
 

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