 Spherically symmetric charge distribution (source code)

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= Spherically symmetric charge distribution
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A <charge distribution> invariant under <rotations> about one center. For its <spherically symmetric potential>, <Gauss's law> gives the radial <electric field> $\mathbf E=Q(r)\mathbf e_r/(4\pi\epsilon_0r^2)$, where $Q(r)$ is the enclosed <electric charge>.

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