Electric flux

Common symbols
ΦE
SI unitVolt-meter (V m)
In SI base unitskgm3s−3A−1
DimensionM L3 T−3 I−1

In electromagnetism, electric flux is the measure of the electric field through a given surface,[1] although an electric field in itself cannot flow.

The electric field E can exert a force on an electric charge at any point in space. The electric field is the gradient of the potential.

  1. ^ Purcell, pp. 22–26