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I Why does Gauss' law hold for any closed surface?

  1. Jun 7, 2016 #1

    Physgeek64

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    Why does Gauss' law hold for any closed surface? and can you show this mathematically.

    Many thanks :)
     
    Physgeek64, Jun 7, 2016
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  3. Jun 7, 2016 #2

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    Chapter 1 in Classical Electrodynamics by J. D. Jackson provides this derivation.
     
    blue_leaf77, Jun 7, 2016
  4. Jun 7, 2016 #3

    jtbell

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    Starting from what assumptions?

    Also, a Google search for "proof of Gauss law" turns up a number of pages which may contain what you're looking for, including a number of previous threads here on PF. :oldwink:
     
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    jtbell, Jun 7, 2016
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