A Radi, HafezO Rasmussen, John2020-02-152020-02-152013Print ISBN 978-3-642-23025-7Online ISBN 978-3-642-23026-4https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23026-4_21https://t.ly/l7XZVMSA Google ScholarAlthough Coulomb’s law is the governing law in electrostatics, its form does not always simplify calculations in situations involving symmetry. In this chapter, we introduce Gauss’s law as an alternative method for calculating electric fields of certain highly symmetrical charge distribution systems. In addition to being simpler than Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law permits us to use qualitative reasoning.enPoint ChargeSurface Charge DensityExcess ChargeUniform Electric FieldElectric Field LineBook chapterhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23026-4_21