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In Physics 2 (Light, Electricity, and Electromagnetism), I could not derive the correct answer for calculating the flux of an infinite sheet. TA: The flux is S
by mistersquid 6y ago
In Physics 2 (Light, Electricity, and Electromagnetism), I could not derive the correct answer for calculating the flux of an infinite sheet.
TA: The flux is S for an infinite sheet.
Me: How? We have S for this side plus S for the other which yields 2S!
TA: For an infinite sheet, there is no other side.
Me: O_O
- jabirali 6y agoTo me that sounds mostly like a philosophical distinction. In most physics calculations, “infinite” just means “finite but so large that we can neglect edge effects”.