The physics that is hidden in a simple electrical circuit

Authors

  • Maricel Matar Departamento de Física y Química. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura. Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
  • Reinaldo Welti Departamento de Física y Química. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura. Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

Keywords:

circuit, electric fi elds, surfaces charge, energy fl ux

Abstract

This paper attempts to draw attention to the superfi cial explanations offered in most textbooks on the
transfer of energy from the source to the resistance in a simple DC circuit. We can achieve a more meaningful
description of the transfer if it knows the nature of the electric fi eld associated with a conductor
carrying a current and how the surface charges are distributed on the surface of them.

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Published

2010-10-13

Issue

Section

Teaching Proposals

How to Cite

The physics that is hidden in a simple electrical circuit. (2010). Journal of Physics Teaching, 23(1-2), 85-94. https://revistas.psi.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaEF/article/view/7996