Take the dot product of Ampère-Maxwell equation with and of Faraday's law with . The divergence of a cross product identity
then gives the local Poynting theorem
Integration and the divergence theorem produce the stated equation. Its terms are the rate of change of electromagnetic energy, the work per unit time done on charges, and the outward flux of the Poynting vector .
Let the plate separation be and their radius be , so . Between the plates,
For a circular Amperian loop of radius , the displacement current in the Ampère-Maxwell equation gives
Therefore
which points radially outward. Its flux through the cylindrical side is , exactly for the stored capacitor energy .
The vector identity from Question 3 gives
Integrating over and applying the divergence theorem proves the Poynting theorem
Dot the vacuum Ampère-Maxwell equation with and Faraday's law with . The vector identity

gives the Poynting theorem
Thus
is the Poynting vector, the electromagnetic energy-flux density.
Dot the Ampère-Maxwell equation with , dot Faraday's law with , and use the stated vector identity. The result is the local balance law
Here is the Poynting vector. Integration over gives the Poynting theorem
The field energy decreases through outward electromagnetic energy flux and through work done on charges.
Dot the Ampère-Maxwell equation with and Faraday's law with :
Adding and using the vector identity
gives
This is the local Poynting theorem before specializing the constitutive relations.