Charge continuity equation

ID: charge-continuity-equation

Charge continuity equation by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-07 Updated 2026-10-14
The local form of conservation of electric charge relates charge density to current density. Taking the divergence of the Ampère-Maxwell equation and substituting Gauss's law proves the equation, using that the divergence of a curl is zero.

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