Understanding Faraday's Experiment and Electric Flux

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Faraday's experiment with two spheres illustrates the principles of electric flux, which quantifies the number of electric field lines passing through a surface. Understanding electric flux is crucial for grasping Gauss's law, which relates the electric field to the charge enclosed by a surface. The discussion emphasizes the need for a deeper comprehension of the physics behind these concepts rather than just the mathematical formulas. The Wikipedia introduction is deemed insufficient for this purpose. A thorough exploration of the relationship between Faraday's findings and Gauss's law is essential for clarity.
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I knew about Faraday's experiment of the 2 spheres but
i can not understand the relation between his experimental results and what called
the electric flux and surely the translation of all of this to the famous Gauss' law .
So i need help to understand the whole idea about flux ..
 
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A7m3D said:
I knew about Faraday's experiment of the 2 spheres but
i can not understand the relation between his experimental results and what called
the electric flux and surely the translation of all of this to the famous Gauss' law .
So i need help to understand the whole idea about flux ..

Does the introduction at wikipedia help?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_flux

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Thanks for your reply

But This is not help because i want to know the physics of this formulas and how Gauss translate Faraday's experimental results into this formulas
 

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