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Re: The sign of work Electric



PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu writes:
The "uphill" is locally
defined by the direction of E; it has nothing to do with
the orientation of the x,y,z axes (with respect to local E).
There is no ambiguity here, as long as we agree that the
probe charge is positive. Right?
Ludwik Kowalski

I think "downhill" ( lower V) is in the direction of E, just like with g.
So I have no problem with dV = -E *ds (* dot product)

Ken Fox
AP/IB Physics Teacher
Smoky Hill High School
Aurora, CO