electrical line of force

• Eine gedachte Linie oder ein gedachter Weg in einem elektrischen Feld, entlang dem sich eine positive Probeladung bewegen würde; sie dient der Veranschaulichung von Richtung und Stärke des elektrischen Feldes.

An imaginary line or path in an electric field along which a positive test charge would move, used to visualize the direction and strength of the electric field.

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   An imaginary line used to represent the direction and strength of an electric field, where the tangent at any point gives the direction of the electric field vector.

   Elektrische Feldlinie

   • The electrical lines of force emanate from positive charges and terminate on negative charges.
   • In a uniform electric field, the lines of force are parallel and equally spaced.
   • The density of electrical lines of force indicates the strength of the electric field.