Coulomb's law
a physical law that states the electric force between two point charges is proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
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Coulomb's law
Summary
Coulomb's law is a physical law[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Coulomb's law is credited with the discovery of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb[3].
- Coulomb's law's instance of is recorded as physical law[4].
- Charles-Augustin de Coulomb is named after Coulomb's law[5].
- Coulomb's law's Commons category is recorded as Coulomb's law[6].
- Coulomb's law's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1875[7].
- Coulomb's law's facet of is recorded as electrostatics[8].
- Coulomb's law's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[9].
- Coulomb's law's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
- Coulomb's law's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/coulombs-law[11].
- Coulomb's law's different from is recorded as Coulomb friction[12].
- Coulomb's law's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].
- Coulomb's law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[14].
Body
Definition and Type
Coulomb's law's instance of is recorded as physical law[4].
Origins
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb is named after Coulomb's law[5].
Influence
Things named for Coulomb's law include Coulomb blockade[15], a physical phenomenon[16] and Coulomb operator[17], an operator in physics[18].
Why It Matters
Coulomb's law has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]
Entities named for it include Coulomb blockade[15], a physical phenomenon[16] and Coulomb operator[17], an operator in physics[18].