IEVref:561-05-05ID:
Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: electric polarization
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Symbol: P
Definition: at a given point within a domain of quasi-infinitesimal volume V, vector quantity equal to the electric dipole moment p of the substance contained within the domain divided by the volume, V

P = p /V

Note 1 to entry: The electric polarization P satisfies the relation

D= ε 0 E+P MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagCart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbbjxAHXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqipG0dh9qqWrVepG0dbbL8F4rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaqFn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpeWZqaaeqabiGaciGacaqadmaadaqaaqaaaOqaaGqadiaa=reacqGH9aqpcqaH1oqzdaWgaaWcbaqcLbmacaaIWaaaleqaaOGaa8xraiabgUcaRiaa=bfaaaa@3D6C@

where

D is the electric flux density;

E is the electric field strength;

ε 0 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagCart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbbjxAHXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqipG0dh9qqWrVepG0dbbL8F4rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaqFn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpeWZqaaeqabiGaciGacaqadmaadaqaaqaaaOqaaiabew7aLnaaBaaaleaacaaIWaaabeaaaaa@37D9@ is the dielectric constant in free space.


Publication date:2014-11
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