Electric Field due to Continuous Charge Distributions
The electric field at a point P due to each charge element dq is given by Coulomb's law
where r is the distance from dq to P and
is the corresponding unit vector. Here, dq = 
dV or 
dA or 
dl depending on charge distribution. Using the superposition principle, the total electric field 
is the vector sum (integral) of all these infinitesimal contributions
Note: This is an example of a vector integral which consists of three separate integrations, one for each component of the electric field
The electric field at a point P due to each charge element dq is given by Coulomb's law
where r is the distance from dq to P and
is the corresponding unit vector. Here, dq = dV or dA or dl depending on charge distribution. Using the superposition principle, the total electric field is the vector sum (integral) of all these infinitesimal contributionsNote: This is an example of a vector integral which consists of three separate integrations, one for each component of the electric field
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