First Light

The Adventures of Ellie and Magneto

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A tiny, energetic electron named Ellie zipping around with a lonely expression.

In a world too small to see lived Ellie, an energetic electron with a special power: an electric field. This field, a kind of invisible cloak, tells other charges how to move. This is the essence of Gauss's Law for electricity: my field lines, said Ellie, point outwards from me, showing the path of my influence.

∇ · E = ρ / ε₀