equipotential

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No work is required to move a charge along an equipotential, since ΔV = 0 .

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These are called equipotential lines in two dimensions, or equipotential surfaces in three dimensions.

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The potential is the same along each equipotential line, meaning that no work is required to move a charge anywhere along one of those lines.

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If the plates are held at a fixed potential difference ΔV, draw the equipotential lines for this system.

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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