One form of this law is equivalent to Newton's theorem of universal gravitation and allows for calculation of the gravitational field. Since gravity is a conservative force with zero curl, as are the other forces this law deals with, the differential form of this law simply becomes Poisson's equation, allowing for the calculation of both potential and field. Applications of this law usually involve constructing one of its namesake surfaces around a model object (such as a Bouguer plate) through which flux is measured. A more commonly seen form of this law can be derive
One form of this law is equivalent to Newton's theorem of universal gravitation and allows for calculation of the gravitational field. Since gravity is a conservative force with zero curl, as are the other forces this law deals with, the differential form of this law simply becomes Poisson's equation, allowing for the calculation of both potential and field. Applications of this law usually involve constructing one of its namesake surfaces around a model object (such as a Bouguer plate) through which flux is measured. A more commonly seen form of this law can be derived from Coulomb's law through integration and application of the Dirac delta function, and its differential form states that the divergence of the electric field is proportional to the charge density. For 10 points, name this theorem whose electromagnetic form is one of Maxwell's laws, which relates field strength to either mass or charge.
One form of this law is equivalent to Newton's theorem of universal gravitation and allows for calculation of the gravitational field.
{Gauss's} Law