Surface Charge
At the dielectric surface, the polarization is discontinuous
- i.e., it is non uniform
- non-zero net charge at surfaces
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- charge per unit area is the component of P normal to surface
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Relation between physical constants
- dielectric constant e describes increased capacitance due to surface charges
- electric susceptibility c describes polarization due to electric field, and which leads to the surface charges