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

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

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It is important to note that equipotential lines are always perpendicular to electric field lines.

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It could equally be shown that there were equipotential surfaces so far as the phenomena of heat and light are concerned, as these also are subject to the same laws.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George