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Interpretation of Poynting Vector

Short Version How exaclty can the Poynting vector be physically interpreted for static electric and magnetic fields? I know that it describes the magnitude and direction of energy flow in EM-waves. ...
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Energy dissipation due to displacement current

Consider the following problem: An isolated capacitor made of parallel circular plates of radius $a$ separated by a distance $d \gg a$ is charged such that there is a potential difference $V$ between ...
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Poynting's vector and its application to circuits

If I had a circuit as shown in the figure with the battery and the capacitor being covered completely, save for a passage for the conducting wire, by a hypothetical material that doesn't allow ...
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Poynting vector of a wire between capacitors

A capacitor made of two circular plates of radius $L$ separated by $d$, initially the plates carry $\pm$ Q charge. Then a wire of resistance R is placed between them, how do I go about deriving a ...
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