Rationalised 2023-24
Physics
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charges, but also the time rate of change of electric field More
precisely, the total current i is the sum of the conduction current
denoted by ic, and the displacement current denoted by id (= e0 (dFE/
dt)) So we have
0
d
d
E
c
d
c
i
i
i
i
Φt
ε
=
+
=
+
(8 5)
In explicit terms, this means that outside the capacitor plates,
we have only conduction current ic = i, and no displacement
current, i