Overall Electric flux of a rigid body

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The overall electric flux of a rigid body, such as a stone, is defined similarly to that of a closed surface. It is calculated as the net sum of electric field lines entering and exiting the surface of the rigid body. The principle remains consistent: the total electric flux is the difference between the incoming and outgoing flux through the body's surface. This foundational concept is crucial for understanding electric fields in various physical contexts.

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When we looked at some closed surface, we defined the overall electric flux of that surface as the sum of all infinitesimal fluxes of all the infinitesimal surfaces that make the quoted closed surface. Does that change if we do not have a closed surface, but a rigid body such as, let's say, a stone? What would the electric flux of that stone be?
 
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Hello Lushikato, :welcome:

Same thing. What goes in minus what goes out. And going in and out can only be through the surface ...
 
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All right, thank you!
 

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