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Electric current has to obey certain rules, like taking the path of least resistance. But when rules are that simple, they tend to be a little wrong. Let's see if we can write a better one.
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VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS
The Quantum Source of Charge Conservation:
youtu.be/LbJJFnf-NWM
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ElectroBOOM on Kirchhoff's Laws:
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Gustav Kirchhoff:
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TIME CODES
00:00 Cold Open
00:29 Nuance
00:37 The Experiment
02:59 Better Rule
03:36 Charge Conservation
06:40 Kirchhoff's Current Law
07:56 What's a Junction?
08:38 Summary
09:37 Outro
10:03 Featured Comment
Electric current has to obey certain rules, like taking the path of least resistance. But when rules are that simple, they tend to be a little wrong. Let's see if we can write a better one.
Nick Lucid - Host/Writer/Editor/Animator
Vanessa R Bradley - Thumbnail
________________________________
VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS
The Quantum Source of Charge Conservation:
youtu.be/LbJJFnf-NWM
________________________________
RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS
ElectroBOOM on Kirchhoff's Laws:
youtu.be/d-a9Pr2z-qg
________________________________
SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM
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YouTube Membership:
youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join
Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback):
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Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook):
gumroad.com/l/ubSc
Merchandise:
scienceasylum.com
________________________________
HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS
Asylum Counselors:
Matthew O'Connor, Nikolaos Vasiloglou II
Asylum Orderlies:
Fabio Manzini, Josiah Gleaton, Medec Hurtz
Einsteinium Crazies:
Bosphorus, Eoin O'Sullivan, Ilya Yashin, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Ken Davis, LT Marshall, Wacky, L. Wayne Ausbrooks, Blank NA, Flying Monkey
Plutonium Crazies:
Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Kevin MacLean, Madhu Subbu
Platinum Crazies:
André Weyermann, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, Jon Adams, Jonathan Reel, Kyle Bowles, Marcus Barcelos, Marino Hernandez, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Olga Cooperman, Stephen Blinn, Stephen Gailey, Tom Hawking, Troy Corbin, Vittorio Monaco, Donald Wilshe
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OTHER SOURCES
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/ohmlaw.html
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/dcex4.html
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LINKS TO COMMENTS
youtube.com/watch?v=c6KliNGReTQ&lc=Ugw6lEYswEd-iWW73oZ4AaABAg
________________________________
IMAGE CREDITS
Gustav Kirchhoff:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gustav_Robert_Kirchhoff.jpg
________________________________
TIME CODES
00:00 Cold Open
00:29 Nuance
00:37 The Experiment
02:59 Better Rule
03:36 Charge Conservation
06:40 Kirchhoff's Current Law
07:56 What's a Junction?
08:38 Summary
09:37 Outro
10:03 Featured Comment
