equipotential

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Force is in the same direction as E , so that motion along an equipotential must be perpendicular to E .

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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .

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This implies that a conductor is an equipotential surface in static situations.

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Work is needed to move a charge from one equipotential line to another.

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As we proceed from the sun's surface east and west into space, we should pass equipotential surfaces of different potentials.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George