 Surface charge density (source code)

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= Surface charge density
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Surface charge density is electric charge per unit area. At a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium it equals $\epsilon_0\mathbf E_{\rm out}\mathbin{\cdot}\mathbf n$ for the normal pointing out of the conductor.

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