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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* Limitations */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. These principles are used to measure voltage and current in [http://www.physicsbook.gatech.edu/Ammeters,Voltmeters,Ohmmeters voltmeters and ammeters].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10a.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You should have 3 Loop Equations and 2 Node equations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10b.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some examples:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1= I_2+I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;  I_1*R_1 + emf_1 + emf_3  + I_3*R_4 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Understanding these limitations is essential to understanding how motional emf, motors, and generators work.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
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One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/py106/Kirchoff.html&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. These principles are used to measure voltage and current in [http://www.physicsbook.gatech.edu/Ammeters,Voltmeters,Ohmmeters voltmeters and ammeters].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
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Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
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Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
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Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:10a.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
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You should have 3 Loop Equations and 2 Node equations.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:10b.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Some examples:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1= I_2+I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;  I_1*R_1 + emf_1 + emf_3  + I_3*R_4 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/py106/Kirchoff.html&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. These principles are used to measure voltage and current in voltmeters and ammeters. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10a.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You should have 3 Loop Equations and 2 Node equations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10b.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some examples:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1= I_2+I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;  I_1*R_1 + emf_1 + emf_3  + I_3*R_4 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/py106/Kirchoff.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These principles are used to measure voltage and current in voltmeters and ammeters. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10a.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You should have 3 Loop Equations and 2 Node equations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10b.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some examples:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1= I_2+I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;  I_1*R_1 + emf_1 + emf_3  + I_3*R_4 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/py106/Kirchoff.html&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10a.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You should have 3 Loop Equations and 2 Node equations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10b.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some examples:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1= I_2+I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;  I_1*R_1 + emf_1 + emf_3  + I_3*R_4 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/py106/Kirchoff.html&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* Bringing Both Laws Together */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10a.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You should have 3 Loop Equations and 2 Node equations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10b.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some examples:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1= I_2+I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;  I_1*R_1 + emf_1 + emf_3  + I_3*R_4 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
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The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
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Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
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Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
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Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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You should have 3 Loop Equations and 2 Node equations.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some examples:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1= I_2+I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;  I_1*R_1 + emf_1 + emf_3  + I_1*R_4 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
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One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Kirchoff&#039;s Laws</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* Bringing Both Laws Together */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10a.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You should have 3 Loop Equations and 2 Node equations.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:10b.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1= I_2+I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3= I_2 + I_1 &amp;lt;/Math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Kirchoff&#039;s Laws</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* Bringing Both Laws Together */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10a.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You should have 3 Loop Equations and 2 Node equations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10b.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1= I_2+I_3&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I3= I_2 + I_1 &amp;lt;/Math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Kirchoff&#039;s Laws</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* Bringing Both Laws Together */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10a.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You should have 3 Loop Equations and 2 Node equations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10b.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1= I_2+I_3&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I3= I_2 + I_1&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Kirchoff&#039;s Laws</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* Bringing Both Laws Together */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10a.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You should have 3 Loop Equations and 2 Node equations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10b.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10b.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You should have 3 Loop Equations and 2 Node equations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* Bringing Both Laws Together */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:10b.GIF]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
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The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
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Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
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Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
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Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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[File: http://buphy.bu.edu/~duffy/PY106/10b.GIF]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
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One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Kirchoff&#039;s Laws</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* Bringing Both Laws Together */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
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Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[File:http://buphy.bu.edu/~duffy/PY106/10b.GIF]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
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One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Kirchoff&#039;s Laws</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* Bringing Both Laws Together */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
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Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
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Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Example.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
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One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Kirchoff&#039;s Laws</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* Bringing Both Laws Together */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Find all possible node and loop equations for the following circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Kirchoff&#039;s Laws</title>
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
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Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Bringing Both Laws Together==&lt;br /&gt;
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Solve the following circuit for all unknown values. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
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One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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These laws allow for voltmeters and ammeters to work, with voltmeters having a high resistance and being connected in parallel and ammeters having a low resistance and being connected in series.  &lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* Kirchoff&amp;#039;s Node Rule */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
or more generally:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Kirchoff&#039;s Laws</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* A Mathematical Model */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as along any node in a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; for complex currents.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any node in a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; for complex currents.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies that a current is in the opposite direction.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any node in a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; for complex currents.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? This negative current implies that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; flows in the opposite direction of what we assumed. A negative current in a loop rule problem implies current leaves the node.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
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The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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along any node in a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; for complex currents.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? Getting a negative current is physically (no pun intended) impossible, but when our current comes out negative, it simply lets us know that we guessed the direction of I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; incorrectly. We assumed that the unknown current flows out instead of into the node when, in fact, the current flows into the node.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
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Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
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For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
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Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
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One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Kirchoff&#039;s Laws</title>
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components. They serve as a guide for how circuits will behave, and are accurate for all DC and low frequency AC circuits. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any node in a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; for complex currents.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? Getting a negative current is physically (no pun intended) impossible, but when our current comes out negative, it simply lets us know that we guessed the direction of I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; incorrectly. We assumed that the unknown current flows out instead of into the node when, in fact, the current flows into the node.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
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The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
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Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
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When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Answers: &lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
electric charge that changes direction. This causes the electric potential of a round trip path around the circuit to no longer be zero. However, DC (direct current)&lt;br /&gt;
circuits, and low frequency circuits in general, still follow the loop rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further Reading===&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Created by Aditya Kuntamukkula - Spring 2018&lt;br /&gt;
Claimed by Ryan Salmon - Fall 2018&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Junction.gif|thumb|The node (or junction) rule states that the current flowing in is equal to the current that flows out.&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; + I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Laws&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; are are two fundamental principles of electric circuits and are used to determine the behaviors of electric circuits and their components.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s First Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Junction Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, further exercises the law of Conservation of Charge and states that if current is constant, all the current that flows through one junction must be equal to all the current that flows out of the junction. This rule can be applied both to [[Electron and Conventional Current|conventional]] and [[Electron and Conventional Current|electron currents]]. This rule is not a fundamental principle, but rather a consequence of the fundamental principle of conservation of charge and the definition of steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Visual_Model2.png|thumb|The Loop rule states that the sum of voltage around a loop is equal to 0.&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{FC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{AB} + \Delta {V}_{BC} + \Delta {V}_{CD} + \Delta {V}_{DE} + \Delta {V}_{EF} + \Delta {V}_{FA} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchoff&#039;s Second Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, also known as &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop Rule&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Kirchhoff&#039;s Voltage Law&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; states that the sum of potential differences around a closed circuit is equal to zero. More simply, in a completed  circuit, the voltages around a loop will sum to 0. This is because voltage is just energy per unit charge, and both energy and charge are conserved by fundamental laws.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that is only true when the magnetic field is neither fluctuating nor time varying. If a changing magnetic field links the closed loop, then the principle of energy conservation does not apply to the electric field, causing the Loop Rule to be inaccurate in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Node Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule states that at any junction in an electrical circuit, the amount of current flowing into the junction is equal to the amount of current flowing out of the junction in steady state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the steady state, for many electrons flowing into and out of a node,&lt;br /&gt;
* electron current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ i_{in} = net\ i_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i = nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* conventional current: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; net\ I_{in} = net\ I_{out},&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I = |q|nA\mu&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Conservation of Charge===&lt;br /&gt;
This rule is an application of the conservation of electric charge, basically that charge within a circuit cannot be created or lost. During the flow process around the circuit, there is no loss of any charge, thus the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. If there are no nodes in the loop, the conventional current is the same throughout the loop. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:kircho2.gif|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
The node rule can be stated as: &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{I} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the current of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the current that flows into the junction is opposite of the current that flows out of the junction. This simply supports the idea that charge cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n I_k = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the total number of branches with current flowing through the node, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {I}_{1} + \Delta {I}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any node in a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{I_k}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; = 0 &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; for complex currents.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Node_comp.gif|thumb|Figure 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
Figure 1 displays a node in a circuit. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 10 amps. I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is equal to 4 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
: The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 = 10A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_2 + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; We know that the current flowing in must equal the current flowing out, so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;10A = 4A + I_3 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Therefore &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;I_3&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; must equal &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;6A&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File: Middlenode.gif|thumb|Figure 2]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
In Figure 2, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equal 23 amps, I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 5 amps and I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; equals 42 amps. What is I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
:The current flowing into the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_1 + I_2 = 23A + 5A = 28A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; The current flowing out of the node: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_3 + I_4 = 42A + I_4 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; Applying the node rule by using substitution, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; I_4 = -14A &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; But how could we get a negative current? Getting a negative current is physically (no pun intended) impossible, but when our current comes out negative, it simply lets us know that we guessed the direction of I&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; incorrectly. We assumed that the unknown current flows out instead of into the node when, in fact, the current flows into the node.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule simply states that in any round trip path in a circuit, &lt;br /&gt;
[[Electric Potential]] equals zero. This applies through &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;any&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; round trip path; In more complex circuits, there can be&lt;br /&gt;
multiple round trip paths. This principle is an application of the conservation of energy, specifically within a circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
This principle is often used to solve for resistance or current passing through of light bulbs and other resistors, as well as the capacitance or charge of capacitors in a circuit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
A mathematical representation is: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum \Delta{V} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; stands for the voltage of the individual parts or wires in a circuit and the sign of the voltage that flows clock-wise is opposite of the current that flows counterclock-wise. This simply supports the idea that energy cannot be created or destroyed because the total current must remain equal regardless of the path it takes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \sum_{i=1}^n {V}_{i} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the number of voltages being measured in the loop, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_{1} + \Delta {V}_{2} + \space.... = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
along any closed path in a circuit. The voltages may also be complex:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sum_{k=1}^n \tilde{V}_k = 0&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Visual Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:loopexample.png]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 1: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_1 = emf - I_1R_1 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 2: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_2 = -I_1R_1 + I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOOP 3: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \Delta {V}_3 = emf - I_2R_2 = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To figure out the sign of the voltages, act as an observer walking along the path. Start at the negative end of the emf and continue walking along the path. The emf will be positive in the loop rule because you are moving from low to high voltage. Once you reach a resistor or capacitor, this will be negative in the loop rule equation because it is high to low voltage. Continue along the path until you return to the starting position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Simple====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SimpleLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery and a single resistor. The resistance of the wires is negligible for this problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 5 V and the resistance of the resistor is 10 ohms, what is the current passing through the resistor?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although we can solve this using the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;V = IR&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; equation for the whole loop, let&#039;s examine this problem using the loop rule equation. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The loop rule equation would be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {V}_{battery} - {V}_{resistor} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since we know the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery we just need to find the potential difference through the resistor. For this we can use the equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; V = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we now have an loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - IR = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
From here it is a relatively simple process to find the current. We can rewrite the loop rule equation as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = IR &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and then plug in 5 for the emf and&lt;br /&gt;
10 for the resistance, leaving us with I = .5 amperes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Middling====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ExampleLoopRule2.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circuit shown above consists of a single battery, whose &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is 1.3 V, and three wires made of the same material, but having different cross-sectional areas.&lt;br /&gt;
Let the length of the thin wires be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the length of the thin wire be &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find a loop rule equation that starts at the negative end of the battery and goes counterclockwise through the circuit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When beginning this problem, you must notice that the difference in cross-sectional areas affects the electric field in each wire. Because of this&lt;br /&gt;
we will denote the electric field at D. as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the electric field everywhere else as &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
To begin we will go around the circuit clockwise and add up each component. First, we know that the &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; of the battery is 1.3 V. Then, we will add up the potential &lt;br /&gt;
voltage of each of the wires. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Remember that the electric potential of a wire is equal to the product of the electric field and the length of the wire. From this we can now find the potential difference &lt;br /&gt;
of each section of the wires. The electric potential of location A - C is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. This is the same for the electric potential of locations E - G of the wire.&lt;br /&gt;
For the thin section of the wire, the electric potential is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. From here we just go around the circuit counterclockwise and add each potential difference to the loop rule equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus we can find that a loop rule equation is: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) - {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This can also be rewritten as: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = 2 ({E}_{A}  * {L}_{thick}) + {E}_{D}  * {L}_{thin} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Difficult====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:HardLoopRule.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Problem:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the circuit above, imagine a situation where the switch has been closed for a long time. &lt;br /&gt;
Calculate the current at a,b,c,d,e and charge Q of the capacitor. Answer these using &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf, {R}_{1}, {R}_{2},&lt;br /&gt;
and \space C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solution:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, write loop rule equations for each of the possible loops in the circuit. There are 3 loop equations that are possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - Q/C = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From here, we can then solve for the current passing through a,b,d and e. We also know that the current passing through&lt;br /&gt;
these points must be the same so &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf - {I}_{1}{R}_{1} - {I}_{1}{R}_{2} = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf = {I}_{1}({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) = {I}_{1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So the current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must also know that once a capacitor is charging for a long time, current no longer flows through the capacitor. We can then&lt;br /&gt;
easily solve for c because since current is no longer flowing through the capacitor, the current at c = 0.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lastly, we will use the loop rule equation of &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} - Q/C = 0  &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; to solve for Q.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{2}{R}_{2} = Q/C &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{2}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Since &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; {I}_{1} = {I}_{2} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C*({I}_{1}{R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Lastly, we will plug in what we found {I}_{1} equals from before.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}) = Q &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Lastly, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q = C* (emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2})){R}_{2}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and we have now solved the problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; a,b,d,e = emf/({R}_{1} + {R}_{2}) &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Current at &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; c = 0 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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===Simulations===&lt;br /&gt;
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Click here for an [http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ online circuit simulator]. It opens up with an LRC circuit that has current running through it. The graphs on the bottom show the voltage as the current runs through the circuit. You can see that after a full loop the voltage is 0, verifying the loop rule. You can make all sorts of different circuits and loops and see for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Limitations==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node rule assumes that current flows only in conductors, and that whenever current flows into one end of a conductor it immediately flows out the other end.  This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In other words, the node is valid only if the total electric charge, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, remains constant in the region being considered. In practical cases this is always so when the node rule is applied at a point.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop rule is based on the assumption that there is no fluctuating magnetic field linking the closed loop.&lt;br /&gt;
This is not a safe assumption for high-frequency AC circuits. In the presence of a changing magnetic field the electric field is not a conservative vector field. Therefore, the electric field cannot be the gradient of any potential. That is to say, the line integral of the electric field around the loop is not zero, directly contradicting KVL.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KirchoffLoopRule.jpg|thumb|Gustav Kirchhoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Gustav Kirchhoff was a German physicist who lived during the 19th century. There are many equations and laws named after him that he helped to discover. His circuit laws (the node rule and loop rule) were the first laws that he conceived, and discovered this during his time as a student at Albertus University of Königsberg in 1845; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation on these laws. Kirchoff went on to explore the topics of spectroscopy and black body radiation after his graduation from Albertus. In addition to his circuit laws, he is also known for his law of thermochemistry and three laws of spectroscopy, the latter of which helped lead to quantum mechanics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Node Rule is connected to a lot of other topics in physics. The loop rule is the most important one, as the node rule and loop rule in conjunction allow us to solve circuits. The node rule is also connected to other concepts such as voltage, current and electricity. The Node Rule is also supports the law of conservation of energy because in essence, current is simply the flow of electric charge, and since you cannot (at least as of now) create energy or electrons out of nothing, everything that is put into the system must come out somehow. Therefore, all the current that is applied, must come out the other end.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Loop Rule is simply an extension of the conservation of energy applied to circuits. Circuits are ubiquitous as they are featured in almost every technology today. Our understanding of these technologies is rooted in the empirical discoveries made in the mid 19th century, and further boosted by the the advancement of theoretical knowledge due to the likes of Faraday and Maxwell. &lt;br /&gt;
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One interesting note about Loop Rule is that is does not apply universally to all circuits. In particular, AC (alternating current) circuits at high frequencies, have a fluctuating &lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Components]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Circular Loop of Wire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Resistors and Conductivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Current]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===External Links===&lt;br /&gt;
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https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/circuits-and-direct-currents-20/kirchhoff-s-rules-152/the-junction-rule-539-6331/&lt;br /&gt;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.tutorvista.com/content/physics/physics-iv/current-electricity/kirchhoffs-rules.php&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter &amp;amp; Interactions 4th Edition by Ruth W. Chabay &amp;amp; Bruce A. Sherwood&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/bkirchof1/&lt;br /&gt;
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s&lt;br /&gt;
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws#Kirchhoff.27s_voltage_law&lt;br /&gt;
* https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering/ee-circuit-analysis-topic/ee-dc-circuit-analysis&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1360/28DC/Loop.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0470223553/concept_sims/sim34/sim34.html&lt;br /&gt;
* http://www.falstad.com/circuit/&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Loop and Junction Rules Theory [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Schuster, D. (Producer). (2013). Kirchhoff&#039;s Rules (Laws) Worked Example [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube.&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, P. (Producer). (2015). Kirchoff&#039;s Loop Rule [Motion picture]. United States of America: YouTube. &lt;br /&gt;
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Clarification: This article refers to electric polarization. For magnetic polarization, check [[Magnetic Dipole]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Polarization is [http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/estatics/Lesson-1/Polarization defined] as &amp;quot;the process of separating opposite charges within an object&amp;quot; by the application of an external electric field. Essentially, the external electric field causes the electron cloud of an atom to surround the positively charged nucleus of the atom opposite the direction of the electric field, causing one side of the atom to be positively charged and one side to be negatively charged. When the positive and negative charges within an object have become separated, the object is said to be polarized. Due to the physical separation of its positive and negative charges, a polarized object can behave like a dipole, so long as the charges remain separated. Once the electric field causing the polarization is removed and the positive and negative charges are no longer separated, the dipole disappears. For this reason, the process of polarization is said to create [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O0yWvQhWkU induced dipoles]. Polarizability is a quality of objects that describes the ease with which the charges in an object can be separated. Polarizability is a constant value, determined experimentally, and is unique to each particular material. The amount of polarization an object experiences, also known as the dipole moment, is equal to the polarizability of the object multiplied by the magnitude of the applied electric field. Polarization, however, occurs differently in insulators and conductors. An insulator is a material through which mobile charges cannot flow, and a conductor is a material through which mobile charges can flow. In an insulator, the separation of charge simply causes the electrons of the object being polarized to position themselves on the outer surfaces of the object. On the other hand, in conductors, the electron field induces a flow within the conductor of electrons from the heavily negatively charged side of the object to the heavily positively charged side of the object.  It is important to note that the process of polarization in and of itself does not induce charging. Polarization is the redistribution of charges throughout an object; a polarized neutral object is still a neutral object regardless of whether it is an insulator or conductor. &lt;br /&gt;
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Simple schematic of a polarized molecule, or a dipole&lt;br /&gt;
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==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
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At the atomic level, the application of external charges causes the subatomic particles, namely, positively-charged protons and negatively-charged electrons, to reorient with respect to the applied charge. The external application of a positive charge on the left side of a molecule will result in the electrons of the molecule to move to the left, as they are attracted to the positive charge, and the protons stay to the right, away from the applied charge, as they repel against the positive charge. Similarly, the external application of a negative charge on the right side of a molecule will result in the protons of the molecule to stay to the right, close to the applied charge, as they are attracted to the negative charge, and the electrons of the molecule move to the left, away from the applied charge, as they are repelled by the negative charge. (See [http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/estatics/Lesson-1/Charge-Interactions Charge Interaction])&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; These externally applied charges, as described earlier, are electric fields. Positive electric fields point outwards, away from the center of the field, also known as its source. Negative charges, on the other hand, create inward pointing electric fields that point towards the source of the field. The external application of a positive electric field to an object will create an outward field, resulting in the movement of the electrons of a molecule closer to the external positive charge. The positively-charged nucleus, while it does repel against the external positive charge, cannot move around the molecule however as that would change the molecule itself. With the charges physically separated in space, an induced dipole forms. When the external positive charge is removed, the induced dipole disappears and the object is once again neutral. On the other hand, the external application of a negative electric field to an object will create an inward field, resulting in the movement of the electrons of a molecule farther away from the external negative charge. The positively-charged nucleus, will be attracted to the negative charge, but as described before, because it cannot move around the molecule, will not be pulled closer to the negative charge. Both of these instances describe scenarios drastically different from permanent dipoles, in which the positive and negative charges are always physically separated. Polarization and the resulting creation of induced dipoles helps explain the seemingly magical attraction between charged objects and neutral object. A charged object produces an electric field that, when brought near neutral objects, generates induced dipoles. The protons and electrons reorient themselves in the presence of the charged object&#039;s electric field and attractive forces can be observed between the two objects. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Polarization in Insulators=== &lt;br /&gt;
Insulators are materials in which the electrons are tightly bound to the atoms, preventing the movement of charged particles throughout the material. As a result, electricity, which is the movement of charges, is unable to flow through the object and it is said to &amp;quot;insulate&amp;quot; one object from another. Common examples of insulators include wood, rubber, paper, and glass. Insulators have very low polarizability constants. In the presence of an externally applied electric field, the electrons in an atom shift positions slightly, but are unable to move and become separated from the protons. At most, the electrons can shift one atomic diameter, or 1x10^-10 meters, but they ultimately remain attached to the atoms. This results in the induced polarization of the individual molecules inside the insulator, as the applied electric field has caused the normally neutral object to become polarized. Within each of the individual molecules making up the insulator, dipoles have formed, but the molecules themselves have not moved. The magnitude of the induced polarization is dependent upon the strength of the applied electric field. The stronger the applied electric field, the greater effect it has on the insulator. Although the molecules are not shifting, induced polarization still creates a large effect as there are many molecules to be polarized and therefore, many induced dipoles to form. The separation of the positive and negative charges is proportional to the strength of the external electric field. If the applied electric field is large enough, the induced dipoles will generate their own electric field as illustrated below.  &lt;br /&gt;
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===Polarization in Conductors=== &lt;br /&gt;
Conductors are materials in which charged particles are able to flow freely, unlike insulators in which charged particles are tightly bound to the atoms. Charged particles within conductors are able to move great distances, and their movement is the basis of electricity. Common examples of conductors include silver, gold, salt water, concrete, and aluminum. As a result of the unrestricted freedom of charged particles, polarization in conductors differs from polarization in insulators. While the electrons in an insulator are capable of reorienting themselves, the electrons in conductors can move great distances and spread across the entire surface in response to the application of external charge. The mobile charges can even accumulate on the outside of the surface of a conductor! A good example of this is Faraday&#039;s cage. A faraday cage is essentially a hollow conductor which allows charges to accumulate on the outer surface of the cage. After an electric field is applied to a faraday cage, the charges on the outer surface cancel out with the charges on the inside of the cage, resulting in an equilibrium state for the cage. The process of polarization may cause the mobile charges to reorient on the surface in such a way that the net electric field goes to zero as the electric field on the surface cancels out the applied electric field. When this happens, the object is said to be in equilibrium and the electrons are no longer capable of moving through the object. The speed with which the mobile charges move due to an applied electric is known formally as drift speed. The drift speed is equal to the the net electric field at the location of the charge multiplied by the mobility of the mobile charges. As made evident by this equation, when the object is in equilibrium, the charges stop moving. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Static Electricity===&lt;br /&gt;
Static electricity is energy that builds up due to the interaction between charged objects. Simply put, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1KEgBdatN8 static electricity] is an imbalance between positive and negative charges. Because objects are polarizable, whether completely (conductors), or incompletely (insulators), when charged objects come into contact with each other, the electrons and protons within the object reorient or shift. As illustrated above, opposite charges attract, meaning negatively charged objects will experience an attractive force towards positively charged objects. On the other hand, similarly charged species will repel each other. When similarly charged objects are brought into contact with one another, the mobile particles will attempt to escape as quickly as possible. This rapid movement of similarly charged particles is known as static shock. Homeowners frequently experience static shock as they walk across a bedroom carpet and build up electrons on their body. When they reach for a doorknob or light switch, they experience static shock as the electrons quickly &amp;quot;escape,&amp;quot; or discharge.&lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
Useful formulas for calculating polarization and its effects:&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Electric Force:&#039;&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\vec{F} = q\vec{E}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Where &amp;quot;F&amp;quot; is the applied electric force, &amp;quot;q&amp;quot; is the charge of the object being observed, and &amp;quot;E&amp;quot; is the electric field of the object. &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Dipole Moment:&#039;&#039;&#039;  &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\vec{P} = \alpha \vec{E}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Where &amp;quot;P&amp;quot; is the dipole moment of the object being observed, alpha is the polarizability constant (different for every material) of the object, and &amp;quot;E&amp;quot; is the applied electric field. &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Drift Speed:&#039;&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\vec{v} = \mu E_{net}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; Where &amp;quot;v&amp;quot; is the drift speed of the charged particle, mu is the mobility of the charge, and &amp;quot;Enet&amp;quot; is the magnitude of the net electric field.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Examples==&lt;br /&gt;
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Determine if the statements below are True or False:&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Excess charges become localized on the surface of insulators, but not on the surface of conductors.&lt;br /&gt;
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4. The average drift speed of a mobile charge is proportional to the magnitude of the net electric field of the material. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. True. There are mobile charges in conductors. Insulators do not have mobile charges as the electrons are bound tightly to the atoms. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;4. True. The formula for drift speed - &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\vec{v} = \mu E_{net}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; - shows a clear proportionality between the mobility of the charge and the magnitude of the net electric field at the location of the mobile charge. Essentially, if the drift speed of a mobile charge increases, the magnitude of the net electric field of the material will also increase, and vice versa. Similarly, if the drift speed of a mobile charge decreases, the net electric field of the material will also decrease, and vice versa.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Middling===&lt;br /&gt;
Does a negatively charged rod cause a neutral metal sphere to polarize? If so, show the polarization of the neutral metal sphere, describe the electric field (its magnitude and direction), and electric force caused by the negatively charged rod displayed below. &lt;br /&gt;
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The negative electric field points towards the negatively charged rod. The electric force is also pointed towards the charged rod. Thus, the negative mobile charges are pushed to the surface of the far right side of the sphere, away from the negatively charged rod, and the positive charges remain on the left, close to the negatively charged rod. This polarization creates a large dipole which has a zero net electric field inside the sphere. &lt;br /&gt;
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Find and show the polarization of Block B and Sphere C if Sphere A is a plastic sphere with a positive charge. Block B is neutral metal block while Sphere C is plastic sphere.  &lt;br /&gt;
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The positive charge on Sphere A creates an electric force which repels the positive mobile charges on the block away from the positive charge while attracting negative surface charges on the block. Due to the electric force, the block polarizes in the manner illustrated below: negative charges move to the left, positive charges stay to the right. The positive surface charges on the block near sphere C cause induced polarization, forming induced dipoles within the sphere, as Sphere C is an insulator. If Sphere C were a conductor, the sphere would polarize on the outer surface, but as it stands, a mere reorientation takes places. The negative charges of Sphere C orient close to the positive surface charges of Block B. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
How is this topic connected to something that you are interested in? &lt;br /&gt;
Polarization helps explain the mystical, yet fascinating, phenomena of attraction between neutral and charged objects. Polarization is evident in our every day lives in many ways. For example, the build up of static charge on your socks as you walk across the carpet and the shock you feel when you touch a door handle as your body discharges. As with the entire field of physics, polarization helps explain the science behind many of the phenomena we experience daily that go unnoticed. &lt;br /&gt;
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How is it connected to your major?&lt;br /&gt;
I am a computer engineering major. Honestly, I am not sure yet what Computer Engineering is all about. However, I am aware that polarization is an important concept in electrical engineering. Polarization of light waves seems to be more connected to my major. &lt;br /&gt;
Edit by Jerrin: As an electrical engineer, polarization is important in understanding electron flow in wires and other conductors and the effect of electric fields of charges on external power sources such as in the hardware of a computer or other electronics.&lt;br /&gt;
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Edit by Laura: As a biochemistry major, it is important for me to understand the interactions between molecules. Whether I am in the analytical laboratory, running mass spectrometry on a sample and need to choose whether to detect negative or positive ions, or I am in the biochemistry laboratory, running gel electrophoresis on a sample of DNA, watching the negative strands move towards the positive electrode and the positive components move towards the negative electrode, the basic principle is the same: CHARGES ARE IMPORTANT. Charges and the interactions between charged molecules are essential for chemistry, for physics, and for, in truth, life as we know it. &lt;br /&gt;
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Is there an interesting industrial application?&lt;br /&gt;
The concept of polarization itself has many industrial applications. It is seen in 3D Glasses, Infrared spectroscopy, polarized sunglasses, FM radios, and even laptop screens. There are many, many industrial applications.&lt;br /&gt;
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Edit by Laura: As stated above, charges and the interactions between charged molecules are essential principles in chemistry. Electrophoresis is the process of separating a mixture using electricity. Charges flow through a sample causing the components to separate based on their charge: positively charged components are attracted to the negative electrode and negatively charged components are attracted to the positive electrode. Gel electrophoresis has played a key role in the development of vaccines and modern medicines. Additionally, it is solely responsible for the separation of DNA: a key tool in forensic identification and genetic testing. Much of modern medicine has come about simply based on the notion of charge and the interaction between positively and negatively charged species. &lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
The microscopic process of polarization has expanded into the macroscopic world through light, radio waves, and industry. The macroscopic application of the microscopic phenomenon was first discovered by Etienne Louis Malus, a French physicist in the early 1800s. Malus understood that light consists of electromagnetic waves, and therefore, contains a range of radiation. The human eye is unable to see all of the waves in the range of light, but Malus used instruments and science to explore light outside of the visible spectrum, the region capable of detection by the human eye. Through his studies, Malus was able to not only determine the other frequencies of light that we cannot see, but was also able to lay the foundation for scientists to take advantage of the electromagnetic nature of light and apply the process of polarization to create today&#039;s modern technological advancements.&lt;br /&gt;
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Matter and Interactions Volume II. &lt;br /&gt;
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*http://www.britannica.com/science/electric-polarization&lt;br /&gt;
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*https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/electric-charge-and-field-17/overview-133/polarization-477-6289/&lt;br /&gt;
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*http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/estatics/Lesson-1/Polarization&lt;br /&gt;
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*https://arago.elte.hu/sites/default/files/DSc-Thesis-2003-GaborHorvath-01.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
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*http://www.britannica.com/science/electric-polarization&lt;br /&gt;
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*http://www.innovateus.net/science/what-polarization&lt;br /&gt;
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*http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/estatics/Lesson-1/Charge-Interactions&lt;br /&gt;
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*Matter and Interactions Volume II. &lt;br /&gt;
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*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKgOpmX-OFI&lt;br /&gt;
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*http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/light/Lesson-1/Polarization&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*http://www.britannica.com/science/gel-electrophoresis&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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		<id>http://www.physicsbook.gatech.edu/index.php?title=Higgs_field&amp;diff=32864</id>
		<title>Higgs field</title>
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The Higgs Field and mechanism are, on a basic level, what gives mass to subatomic particles. The Higgs Boson is a disturbance in the field. Essentially, the interactions with the field give a particle mass. These subatomic particles only have mass when interacting with the field.&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As explained above&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Abackbone &lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
The mathematical equations that gave us the idea that something like the Higgs Boson was necessary are quite facile. The need for this particle arose due to the need for a way for particles to acquire the mass that we know they have today through experimentation and observation.  Simplistically, if an electron or some other elementary particle, lacked mass, this means that it would travel at the speed of light.  This is modeled through the equation : &lt;br /&gt;
m=m0÷√((v)2/(c)2)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If these particles were to move at the speed of the light, they would not bond or interact in the ways that we understand them to. This gave rise for the need for another particle or field to exist that would grant these particles mass, thus allowing them to interact in the conventional way. This field interacts more with heavier particles and less with lighter particles.&lt;br /&gt;
Another reason scientists knew the Higgs Boson or something like it must exist was because of broken symmetry. Spontaneously Broken symmetry is symmetry that is preserved by physical laws but one that is broken in the actual world. An easy way to visualize this, is a circular dinner table with people seated where there are glasses inbetween each person. The symmetry is preserved here because a person can either choose to take the glass on his left or right and either path is exactly the same. However this symmetry is broken spontaneously as soon as one person is driven by thirst to choose a glass. Once a glass is chosen by one person, everyone else must follow suit and choose their glass on the same side, thus removing the symmetry of allowing both paths to be equal. &lt;br /&gt;
The weak force has an especially short range, which means that the bosons that communicate this force must consequentially have mass.  However high energy predictions for bosons that have mass, results in an interaction rate greater than 100%, which is clearly not feasable. The only model that allows reasonable predictions with massive bosons, is the Higgs mechanism. Because this mechanism allows the weak force symmetry to break spontaneously, also allowing for predictions with massive bosons. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Particles of The Standard Model.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===What is the Higgs Field?=== &lt;br /&gt;
A field by definition in quantum physics is an object that can produce particles in space. With each field producing its own unique particle. These particles, Higgs particles, are so massive that they are not found in ordinary matter, the only way to observe these is with high energy collisions. The Higgs field is what gives particles their mass. When a particle interacts with this field, it gains its mass. More massive particles interact more often with the field, while less massive particles interact less with the field. This field prevents the weak force from exerting itself over large distances, an in a way &amp;quot;intercepts&amp;quot; this force at a distance of trillionth of a centimeter. By intercepting, the Higgs Field allows particles to act like we predict them to under all circumstances because particles move freely at small distances but are hindered over larger distances. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The Higgs Mechanism.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
On July 4th, 2012, it was announced that a new particle,related to the Higgs Mechanism, had been discovered by the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva. Spokespeople from CMS and ATLAS (the two major LHC experiments) announced that a particle related to the Higgs Mechanism had been found. This discovery was especially impressive, because no one could guarantee that such a particle was to exist. In contrast to most discoveries in physics, scientists can usually guarantee that something exists before it is discovered. &lt;br /&gt;
There is much we still don&#039;t understand about the Higgs Mechanism, but with further experimentation at higher energy levels, the future may hold discoveries of equal or greater magnitude than this one very soon. &lt;br /&gt;
== Images ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:LHC.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joTKd5j3mzk  - The Higgs Field, Explained&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqNg819PiZY  - A Lecture from Stanford Professor Leonard Susskind&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-reaction-time/]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space&amp;quot;-Lisa Randall&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;The Particle At The End Of The Universe&amp;quot;-Sean Carroll&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Claimed by Ryan Salmon (Fall 2018)&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Higgs Field and mechanism are, on a basic level, what gives mass to subatomic particles. The Higgs Boson is a disturbance in the field. Essentially, the interactions with the field give a particle mass. These subatomic particles only have mass when interacting with the field.&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As explained above&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Abackbone &lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
The mathematical equations that gave us the idea that something like the Higgs Boson was necessary are quite facile. The need for this particle arose due to the need for a way for particles to acquire the mass that we know they have today through experimentation and observation.  Simplistically, if an electron or some other elementary particle, lacked mass, this means that it would travel at the speed of light.  This is modeled through the equation : &lt;br /&gt;
m=m0÷√((v)2/(c)2)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If these particles were to move at the speed of the light, they would not bond or interact in the ways that we understand them to. This gave rise for the need for another particle or field to exist that would grant these particles mass, thus allowing them to interact in the conventional way. This field interacts more with heavier particles and less with lighter particles.&lt;br /&gt;
Another reason scientists knew the Higgs Boson or something like it must exist was because of broken symmetry. Spontaneously Broken symmetry is symmetry that is preserved by physical laws but one that is broken in the actual world. An easy way to visualize this, is a circular dinner table with people seated where there are glasses inbetween each person. The symmetry is preserved here because a person can either choose to take the glass on his left or right and either path is exactly the same. However this symmetry is broken spontaneously as soon as one person is driven by thirst to choose a glass. Once a glass is chosen by one person, everyone else must follow suit and choose their glass on the same side, thus removing the symmetry of allowing both paths to be equal. &lt;br /&gt;
The weak force has an especially short range, which means that the bosons that communicate this force must consequentially have mass.  However high energy predictions for bosons that have mass, results in an interaction rate greater than 100%, which is clearly not feasable. The only model that allows reasonable predictions with massive bosons, is the Higgs mechanism. Because this mechanism allows the weak force symmetry to break spontaneously, also allowing for predictions with massive bosons. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Particles of The Standard Model.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===What is the Higgs Field?=== &lt;br /&gt;
A field by definition in quantum physics is an object that can produce particles in space. With each field producing its own unique particle. These particles, Higgs particles, are so massive that they are not found in ordinary matter, the only way to observe these is with high energy collisions. The Higgs field is what gives particles their mass. When a particle interacts with this field, it gains its mass. More massive particles interact more often with the field, while less massive particles interact less with the field. This field prevents the weak force from exerting itself over large distances, an in a way &amp;quot;intercepts&amp;quot; this force at a distance of trillionth of a centimeter. By intercepting, the Higgs Field allows particles to act like we predict them to under all circumstances because particles move freely at small distances but are hindered over larger distances. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The Higgs Mechanism.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
On July 4th, 2012, it was announced that a new particle,related to the Higgs Mechanism, had been discovered by the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva. Spokespeople from CMS and ATLAS (the two major LHC experiments) announced that a particle related to the Higgs Mechanism had been found. This discovery was especially impressive, because no one could guarantee that such a particle was to exist. In contrast to most discoveries in physics, scientists can usually guarantee that something exists before it is discovered. &lt;br /&gt;
There is much we still don&#039;t understand about the Higgs Mechanism, but with further experimentation at higher energy levels, the future may hold discoveries of equal or greater magnitude than this one very soon. &lt;br /&gt;
== Images ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:LHC.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joTKd5j3mzk  - The Higgs Field, Explained&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqNg819PiZY  - A Lecture from Stanford Professor Leonard Susskind&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-reaction-time/]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space&amp;quot;-Lisa Randall&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;The Particle At The End Of The Universe&amp;quot;-Sean Carroll&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	<entry>
		<id>http://www.physicsbook.gatech.edu/index.php?title=Higgs_field&amp;diff=32862</id>
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Claimed by Ryan Salmon (Fall 2018)&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Higgs Field and mechanism are, on a basic level, what gives mass to subatomic particles. The Higgs Boson is a disturbance in the field. Essentially, the interactions with the field give a particle mass. These subatomic particles only have mass when interacting with the field.&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As explained above&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Abackbone &lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
The mathematical equations that gave us the idea that something like the Higgs Boson was necessary are quite facile. The need for this particle arose due to the need for a way for particles to acquire the mass that we know they have today through experimentation and observation.  Simplistically, if an electron or some other elementary particle, lacked mass, this means that it would travel at the speed of light.  This is modeled through the equation : &lt;br /&gt;
m=m0÷√((v)2/(c)2)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If these particles were to move at the speed of the light, they would not bond or interact in the ways that we understand them to. This gave rise for the need for another particle or field to exist that would grant these particles mass, thus allowing them to interact in the conventional way. This field interacts more with heavier particles and less with lighter particles.&lt;br /&gt;
Another reason scientists knew the Higgs Boson or something like it must exist was because of broken symmetry. Spontaneously Broken symmetry is symmetry that is preserved by physical laws but one that is broken in the actual world. An easy way to visualize this, is a circular dinner table with people seated where there are glasses inbetween each person. The symmetry is preserved here because a person can either choose to take the glass on his left or right and either path is exactly the same. However this symmetry is broken spontaneously as soon as one person is driven by thirst to choose a glass. Once a glass is chosen by one person, everyone else must follow suit and choose their glass on the same side, thus removing the symmetry of allowing both paths to be equal. &lt;br /&gt;
The weak force has an especially short range, which means that the bosons that communicate this force must consequentially have mass.  However high energy predictions for bosons that have mass, results in an interaction rate greater than 100%, which is clearly not feasable. The only model that allows reasonable predictions with massive bosons, is the Higgs mechanism. Because this mechanism allows the weak force symmetry to break spontaneously, also allowing for predictions with massive bosons. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Particles of The Standard Model.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===What is the Higgs Field?=== &lt;br /&gt;
A field by definition in quantum physics is an object that can produce particles in space. With each field producing its own unique particle. These particles, Higgs particles, are so massive that they are not found in ordinary matter, the only way to observe these is with high energy collisions. The Higgs field is what gives particles their mass. When a particle interacts with this field, it gains its mass. More massive particles interact more often with the field, while less massive particles interact less with the field. This field prevents the weak force from exerting itself over large distances, an in a way &amp;quot;intercepts&amp;quot; this force at a distance of trillionth of a centimeter. By intercepting, the Higgs Field allows particles to act like we predict them to under all circumstances because particles move freely at small distances but are hindered over larger distances. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The Higgs Mechanism.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
On July 4th, 2012, it was announced that a new particle,related to the Higgs Mechanism, had been discovered by the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva. Spokespeople from CMS and ATLAS (the two major LHC experiments) announced that a particle related to the Higgs Mechanism had been found. This discovery was especially impressive, because no one could guarantee that such a particle was to exist. In contrast to most discoveries in physics, scientists can usually guarantee that something exists before it is discovered. &lt;br /&gt;
There is much we still don&#039;t understand about the Higgs Mechanism, but with further experimentation at higher energy levels, the future may hold discoveries of equal or greater magnitude than this one very soon. &lt;br /&gt;
== Images ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:LHC.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joTKd5j3mzk  - The Higgs Field, Explained&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqNg819PiZY  - A Lecture from Stanford Professor Leonard Susskind&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-reaction-time/]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space&amp;quot;-Lisa Randall&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;The Particle At The End Of The Universe&amp;quot;-Sean Carroll&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Claimed by Ryan Salmon (Fall 2018)&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Higgs Field and mechanism are, on a basic level, what gives mass to subatomic particles. The Higgs Boson is a disturbance in the field. Essentially, the interactions with the field give a particle mass. These subatomic particles only have mass when interacting with the field.&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As explained above&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Abackbone &lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
The mathematical equations that gave us the idea that something like the Higgs Boson was necessary are quite facile. The need for this particle arose due to the need for a way for particles to acquire the mass that we know they have today through experimentation and observation.  Simplistically, if an electron or some other elementary particle, lacked mass, this means that it would travel at the speed of light.  This is modeled through the equation : &lt;br /&gt;
m=m0÷√((v)2/(c)2)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If these particles were to move at the speed of the light, they would not bond or interact in the ways that we understand them to. This gave rise for the need for another particle or field to exist that would grant these particles mass, thus allowing them to interact in the conventional way. This field interacts more with heavier particles and less with lighter particles.&lt;br /&gt;
Another reason scientists knew the Higgs Boson or something like it must exist was because of broken symmetry. Spontaneously Broken symmetry is symmetry that is preserved by physical laws but one that is broken in the actual world. An easy way to visualize this, is a circular dinner table with people seated where there are glasses inbetween each person. The symmetry is preserved here because a person can either choose to take the glass on his left or right and either path is exactly the same. However this symmetry is broken spontaneously as soon as one person is driven by thirst to choose a glass. Once a glass is chosen by one person, everyone else must follow suit and choose their glass on the same side, thus removing the symmetry of allowing both paths to be equal. &lt;br /&gt;
The weak force has an especially short range, which means that the bosons that communicate this force must consequentially have mass.  However high energy predictions for bosons that have mass, results in an interaction rate greater than 100%, which is clearly not feasable. The only model that allows reasonable predictions with massive bosons, is the Higgs mechanism. Because this mechanism allows the weak force symmetry to break spontaneously, also allowing for predictions with massive bosons. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Particles of The Standard Model.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===What is the Higgs Field?=== &lt;br /&gt;
A field by definition in quantum physics is an object that can produce particles in space. With each field producing its own unique particle. These particles, Higgs particles, are so massive that they are not found in ordinary matter, the only way to observe these is with high energy collisions. The Higgs field is what gives particles their mass. When a particle interacts with this field, it gains its mass. More massive particles interact more often with the field, while less massive particles interact less with the field. This field prevents the weak force from exerting itself over large distances, an in a way &amp;quot;intercepts&amp;quot; this force at a distance of trillionth of a centimeter. By intercepting, the Higgs Field allows particles to act like we predict them to under all circumstances because particles move freely at small distances but are hindered over larger distances. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The Higgs Mechanism.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
On July 4th, 2012, it was announced that a new particle,related to the Higgs Mechanism, had been discovered by the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva. Spokespeople from CMS and ATLAS (the two major LHC experiments) announced that a particle related to the Higgs Mechanism had been found. This discovery was especially impressive, because no one could guarantee that such a particle was to exist. In contrast to most discoveries in physics, scientists can usually guarantee that something exists before it is discovered. &lt;br /&gt;
There is much we still don&#039;t understand about the Higgs Mechanism, but with further experimentation at higher energy levels, the future may hold discoveries of equal or greater magnitude than this one very soon. &lt;br /&gt;
== Images ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:LHC.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joTKd5j3mzk  - The Higgs Field, Explained&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqNg819PiZY  - A Lecture from Stanford Professor Leonard Susskind&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-reaction-time/]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space&amp;quot;-Lisa Randall&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;The Particle At The End Of The Universe&amp;quot;-Sean Carroll&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Rtsalmon</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Higgs field</title>
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Claimed by Ryan Salmon (Fall 2018)&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Higgs Field and mechanism are, on a basic level, what gives mass to subatomic particles. The Higgs Boson is a disturbance in the field. Essentially, &lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Explaining, in a comprehensible way, what the Higgs Field and Boson are and what they  mean for us as a society. The influences they have on modern day physics, and what this finding helps us explain that was previously unexplainable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
The mathematical equations that gave us the idea that something like the Higgs Boson was necessary are quite facile. The need for this particle arose due to the need for a way for particles to acquire the mass that we know they have today through experimentation and observation.  Simplistically, if an electron or some other elementary particle, lacked mass, this means that it would travel at the speed of light.  This is modeled through the equation : &lt;br /&gt;
m=m0÷√((v)2/(c)2)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If these particles were to move at the speed of the light, they would not bond or interact in the ways that we understand them to. This gave rise for the need for another particle or field to exist that would grant these particles mass, thus allowing them to interact in the conventional way. This field interacts more with heavier particles and less with lighter particles.&lt;br /&gt;
Another reason scientists knew the Higgs Boson or something like it must exist was because of broken symmetry. Spontaneously Broken symmetry is symmetry that is preserved by physical laws but one that is broken in the actual world. An easy way to visualize this, is a circular dinner table with people seated where there are glasses inbetween each person. The symmetry is preserved here because a person can either choose to take the glass on his left or right and either path is exactly the same. However this symmetry is broken spontaneously as soon as one person is driven by thirst to choose a glass. Once a glass is chosen by one person, everyone else must follow suit and choose their glass on the same side, thus removing the symmetry of allowing both paths to be equal. &lt;br /&gt;
The weak force has an especially short range, which means that the bosons that communicate this force must consequentially have mass.  However high energy predictions for bosons that have mass, results in an interaction rate greater than 100%, which is clearly not feasable. The only model that allows reasonable predictions with massive bosons, is the Higgs mechanism. Because this mechanism allows the weak force symmetry to break spontaneously, also allowing for predictions with massive bosons. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Particles of The Standard Model.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===What is the Higgs Field?=== &lt;br /&gt;
A field by definition in quantum physics is an object that can produce particles in space. With each field producing its own unique particle. These particles, Higgs particles, are so massive that they are not found in ordinary matter, the only way to observe these is with high energy collisions. The Higgs field is what gives particles their mass. When a particle interacts with this field, it gains its mass. More massive particles interact more often with the field, while less massive particles interact less with the field. This field prevents the weak force from exerting itself over large distances, an in a way &amp;quot;intercepts&amp;quot; this force at a distance of trillionth of a centimeter. By intercepting, the Higgs Field allows particles to act like we predict them to under all circumstances because particles move freely at small distances but are hindered over larger distances. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The Higgs Mechanism.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
On July 4th, 2012, it was announced that a new particle,related to the Higgs Mechanism, had been discovered by the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva. Spokespeople from CMS and ATLAS (the two major LHC experiments) announced that a particle related to the Higgs Mechanism had been found. This discovery was especially impressive, because no one could guarantee that such a particle was to exist. In contrast to most discoveries in physics, scientists can usually guarantee that something exists before it is discovered. &lt;br /&gt;
There is much we still don&#039;t understand about the Higgs Mechanism, but with further experimentation at higher energy levels, the future may hold discoveries of equal or greater magnitude than this one very soon. &lt;br /&gt;
== Images ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:LHC.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joTKd5j3mzk  - The Higgs Field, Explained&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqNg819PiZY  - A Lecture from Stanford Professor Leonard Susskind&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-reaction-time/]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space&amp;quot;-Lisa Randall&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;The Particle At The End Of The Universe&amp;quot;-Sean Carroll&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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The Higgs Field and mechanism is one of the most influential discoveries of the 21st century. This theory allows physicists to fill many of the gaps in pre-existing theories that we knew to be true, but couldn&#039;t explain certain inconsistencies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Explaining, in a comprehensible way, what the Higgs Field and Boson are and what they  mean for us as a society. The influences they have on modern day physics, and what this finding helps us explain that was previously unexplainable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
The mathematical equations that gave us the idea that something like the Higgs Boson was necessary are quite facile. The need for this particle arose due to the need for a way for particles to acquire the mass that we know they have today through experimentation and observation.  Simplistically, if an electron or some other elementary particle, lacked mass, this means that it would travel at the speed of light.  This is modeled through the equation : &lt;br /&gt;
m=m0÷√((v)2/(c)2)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If these particles were to move at the speed of the light, they would not bond or interact in the ways that we understand them to. This gave rise for the need for another particle or field to exist that would grant these particles mass, thus allowing them to interact in the conventional way. This field interacts more with heavier particles and less with lighter particles.&lt;br /&gt;
Another reason scientists knew the Higgs Boson or something like it must exist was because of broken symmetry. Spontaneously Broken symmetry is symmetry that is preserved by physical laws but one that is broken in the actual world. An easy way to visualize this, is a circular dinner table with people seated where there are glasses inbetween each person. The symmetry is preserved here because a person can either choose to take the glass on his left or right and either path is exactly the same. However this symmetry is broken spontaneously as soon as one person is driven by thirst to choose a glass. Once a glass is chosen by one person, everyone else must follow suit and choose their glass on the same side, thus removing the symmetry of allowing both paths to be equal. &lt;br /&gt;
The weak force has an especially short range, which means that the bosons that communicate this force must consequentially have mass.  However high energy predictions for bosons that have mass, results in an interaction rate greater than 100%, which is clearly not feasable. The only model that allows reasonable predictions with massive bosons, is the Higgs mechanism. Because this mechanism allows the weak force symmetry to break spontaneously, also allowing for predictions with massive bosons. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Particles of The Standard Model.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===What is the Higgs Field?=== &lt;br /&gt;
A field by definition in quantum physics is an object that can produce particles in space. With each field producing its own unique particle. These particles, Higgs particles, are so massive that they are not found in ordinary matter, the only way to observe these is with high energy collisions. The Higgs field is what gives particles their mass. When a particle interacts with this field, it gains its mass. More massive particles interact more often with the field, while less massive particles interact less with the field. This field prevents the weak force from exerting itself over large distances, an in a way &amp;quot;intercepts&amp;quot; this force at a distance of trillionth of a centimeter. By intercepting, the Higgs Field allows particles to act like we predict them to under all circumstances because particles move freely at small distances but are hindered over larger distances. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:The Higgs Mechanism.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
On July 4th, 2012, it was announced that a new particle,related to the Higgs Mechanism, had been discovered by the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva. Spokespeople from CMS and ATLAS (the two major LHC experiments) announced that a particle related to the Higgs Mechanism had been found. This discovery was especially impressive, because no one could guarantee that such a particle was to exist. In contrast to most discoveries in physics, scientists can usually guarantee that something exists before it is discovered. &lt;br /&gt;
There is much we still don&#039;t understand about the Higgs Mechanism, but with further experimentation at higher energy levels, the future may hold discoveries of equal or greater magnitude than this one very soon. &lt;br /&gt;
== Images ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:LHC.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joTKd5j3mzk  - The Higgs Field, Explained&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-reaction-time/]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space&amp;quot;-Lisa Randall&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;The Particle At The End Of The Universe&amp;quot;-Sean Carroll&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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A lens is a piece of transparent material (such as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light. [1]&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Convex.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Convex]] [[File:Concave.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Concave]] &lt;br /&gt;
Index of refraction depends on the wavelength. Thus, light of different wavelengths is bent, or deflected, by different amounts as it passes through a lens. The shape of a lens, either concave or convex, also plays a role in the deflection pattern of light. The images above show that how these two shapes determines the behavior of the light rays. A lens where the middle is thicker than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;convex&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays converge towards the center axis of the lens. A lens where the middle is thinner than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;concave&amp;quot; lens the prisms represent a &amp;quot;diverging&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays diverge away from the center axis. The angle at which light rays converge or diverge is called the deflection angle. Deflection angles for thin lenses will be modeled mathematically in the following section. Thin lenses are lenses where the y position of a light ray does not change very much as the light ray travels through it. In other words, the lens is thick enough to refract light rays, but does not allow dispersion or aberrations. &lt;br /&gt;
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===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Law of Refraction ====&lt;br /&gt;
Refraction occurs when light travels through an area of space that has a changing index of refraction. The simplest case of refraction involves a uniform medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and another medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. The following equation describes the resulting deflection of the light ray:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Thin Lens Equation and Magnification ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:lens3b.svg|200px|thumb|A ray tracing diagram for a converging lens.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thin lenses produce focal points on either side that can be modeled using the lensmaker&#039;s equation. Thin lenses follow a simple equation that determines the location of the images given a particular focal length (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;f&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) and object distance (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;S_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;):&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Computational Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.glowscript.org/#/user/matterandinteractions/folder/matterandinteractions/program/23-lens Lens Simulation]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Examples==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Determine the Index of Refraction from Refraction Data===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure1.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Figure1]]&lt;br /&gt;
Find the index of refraction for medium 2 in Figure1 (a), assuming medium 1 is air and given the incident angle is 30.0º and the angle of refraction is 22.0º.&lt;br /&gt;
==== Strategy ====&lt;br /&gt;
The index of refraction for air is taken to be 1 in most cases (and up to four significant figures, it is 1.000). Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1 = 1.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; here. From the given information, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_1 = 30.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_2 = 22.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. With this information, the only unknown in the lens equation is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, so that it can be used to find this unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Entering known values,&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2 = 1.33&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Fining the Image of a Light Bulb Filament by Ray Tracing and by the Thin Lens Equations===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure2.png|200px|thumb|right|Figure2]]&lt;br /&gt;
A clear glass light bulb is placed 0.750 m from a convex lens having a 0.500 m focal length, as shown in Figure2. Use ray tracing to get an approximate location for the image. Then use the thin lens equations to calculate (a) the location of the image and (b) its magnification. Verify that ray tracing and the thin lens equations produce consistent results. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
The ray tracing to scale shows two rays from a point on the bulb’s filament crossing about 1.50 m on the farside of the lens. Thus the image &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; distance is about 1.50 m. Similarly, the image height based on ray tracing is greater than the object height by about a factor of 2, and the image is inverted. Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is about –2. The minus sign indicates that the image is inverted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; from the given known values gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i = 1.50m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m = -2.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Image Produced by a Concave Lens===&lt;br /&gt;
Suppose an object such as a book page is held 7.50 cm from a concave lens of focal length –10.0 cm. Such a lens could be used in eyeglasses to correct pronounced nearsightedness. What magnification is produced?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
To find the magnification, we must first find &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; using the thin lens equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Using known values, we can solve for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; which gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1 = -4.29 cm&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Now using the equation for magnification &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; m = 0.571 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
Optics is part of everyday life. Optics plays a central role in visual systems in biology. An industry of optical instruments allows many people to benefit from eyeglasses or contact lenses, and even camera lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ibn Sahl manuscript.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Reproduction of a page of Ibn Sahl&#039;s manuscript showing his knowledge of the law of refraction, now known as Snell&#039;s law]]&lt;br /&gt;
Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians. The ancient Romans and Ancient Greece filled glass spheres with water to make lenses. These practical developments were followed by the development of theories of light and vision by ancient philosophers and the development of geometrical optics.&lt;br /&gt;
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Euclid wrote a treatise entitled &#039;&#039;Optics&#039;&#039; where he linked vision to geometry, creating &#039;&#039;geometrical optics&#039;&#039;. Ptolemy summarized much of Euclid and went on to describe a way to measure the angle of refraction, though he failed to notice the empirical relationship between it and the angle of incidence.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 984, the Persian mathematician Ibn Sahl wrote the treatise &amp;quot;On burning mirrors and lenses&amp;quot;, correctly describing a law of refraction equivalent to Snell&#039;s law.He used this law to compute optimum shapes for lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
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== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Internal Links==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Electromagnetic Radiation]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
*Alhacen. &#039;&#039;Book of Optics&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Isaac Newton. &#039;&#039;Opticks or, a Treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Fresnel, Augustin. &#039;&#039;The Wave Theory of Light&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
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*William Rowan Hamilton.&#039;&#039;The Mathematical Papers of Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Volume I: Geometrical Optics&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_optics_articles Index of Optics Articles]&lt;br /&gt;
[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lens]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
*OpenStax algebra based intro physics textbook [https://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/college-physics College Physics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*An online concept map of intro physics [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html HyperPhysics]&lt;br /&gt;
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* A physics resource written by experts for an expert audience [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Physics Physics Portal]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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A lens is a piece of transparent material (such as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light. [1]&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Convex.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Convex]] [[File:Concave.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Concave]] &lt;br /&gt;
Index of refraction depends on the wavelength. Thus, light of different wavelengths is bent, or deflected, by different amounts as it passes through a lens. The shape of a lens, either concave or convex, also plays a role in the deflection pattern of light. The images above show that how these two shapes determines the behavior of the light rays. A lens where the middle is thicker than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;convex&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays converge towards the center axis of the lens. A lens where the middle is thinner than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;concave&amp;quot; lens the prisms represent a &amp;quot;diverging&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays diverge away from the center axis. The angle at which light rays converge or diverge is called the deflection angle. Deflection angles for thin lenses will be modeled mathematically in the following section. Thin lenses are lenses where the y position of a light ray does not change very much as the light ray travels through it. In other words, the lens is thick enough to refract light rays, but does not allow dispersion or aberrations. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Law of Refraction ====&lt;br /&gt;
Refraction occurs when light travels through an area of space that has a changing index of refraction. The simplest case of refraction involves a uniform medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and another medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. The following equation describes the resulting deflection of the light ray:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Thin Lens Equation and Magnification ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:lens3b.svg|200px|thumb|A ray tracing diagram for a converging lens.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thin lenses produce focal points on either side that can be modeled using the lensmaker&#039;s equation. Thin lenses follow a simple equation that determines the location of the images given a particular focal length (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;f&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) and object distance (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;S_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;):&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Computational Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.glowscript.org/#/user/matterandinteractions/folder/matterandinteractions/program/23-lens Lens Simulation]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Examples==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Determine the Index of Refraction from Refraction Data===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure1.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Figure1]]&lt;br /&gt;
Find the index of refraction for medium 2 in Figure1 (a), assuming medium 1 is air and given the incident angle is 30.0º and the angle of refraction is 22.0º.&lt;br /&gt;
==== Strategy ====&lt;br /&gt;
The index of refraction for air is taken to be 1 in most cases (and up to four significant figures, it is 1.000). Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1 = 1.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; here. From the given information, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_1 = 30.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_2 = 22.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. With this information, the only unknown in the lens equation is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, so that it can be used to find this unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Entering known values,&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2 = 1.33&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Fining the Image of a Light Bulb Filament by Ray Tracing and by the Thin Lens Equations===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure2.png|200px|thumb|right|Figure2]]&lt;br /&gt;
A clear glass light bulb is placed 0.750 m from a convex lens having a 0.500 m focal length, as shown in Figure2. Use ray tracing to get an approximate location for the image. Then use the thin lens equations to calculate (a) the location of the image and (b) its magnification. Verify that ray tracing and the thin lens equations produce consistent results. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
The ray tracing to scale shows two rays from a point on the bulb’s filament crossing about 1.50 m on the farside of the lens. Thus the image &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; distance is about 1.50 m. Similarly, the image height based on ray tracing is greater than the object height by about a factor of 2, and the image is inverted. Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is about –2. The minus sign indicates that the image is inverted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; from the given known values gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i = 1.50m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m = -2.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Image Produced by a Concave Lens===&lt;br /&gt;
Suppose an object such as a book page is held 7.50 cm from a concave lens of focal length –10.0 cm. Such a lens could be used in eyeglasses to correct pronounced nearsightedness. What magnification is produced?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
To find the magnification, we must first find &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; using the thin lens equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Using known values, we can solve for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; which gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1 = -4.29 cm&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Now using the equation for magnification &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; m = 0.571 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
Optics is part of everyday life. Optics plays a central role in visual systems in biology. An industry of optical instruments allows many people to benefit from eyeglasses or contact lenses, and even camera lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ibn Sahl manuscript.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Reproduction of a page of Ibn Sahl&#039;s manuscript showing his knowledge of the law of refraction, now known as Snell&#039;s law]]&lt;br /&gt;
Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians. The ancient Romans and Ancient Greece filled glass spheres with water to make lenses. These practical developments were followed by the development of theories of light and vision by ancient philosophers and the development of geometrical optics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Euclid wrote a treatise entitled &#039;&#039;Optics&#039;&#039; where he linked vision to geometry, creating &#039;&#039;geometrical optics&#039;&#039;. Ptolemy summarized much of Euclid and went on to describe a way to measure the angle of refraction, though he failed to notice the empirical relationship between it and the angle of incidence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 984, the Persian mathematician Ibn Sahl wrote the treatise &amp;quot;On burning mirrors and lenses&amp;quot;, correctly describing a law of refraction equivalent to Snell&#039;s law.He used this law to compute optimum shapes for lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Internal Links===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Electromagnetic Radiation]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
*Alhacen. &#039;&#039;Book of Optics&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Isaac Newton. &#039;&#039;Opticks or, a Treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Fresnel, Augustin. &#039;&#039;The Wave Theory of Light&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*William Rowan Hamilton.&#039;&#039;The Mathematical Papers of Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Volume I: Geometrical Optics&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_optics_articles Index of Optics Articles]&lt;br /&gt;
[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lens]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
*OpenStax algebra based intro physics textbook [https://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/college-physics College Physics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*An online concept map of intro physics [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html HyperPhysics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* A physics resource written by experts for an expert audience [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Physics Physics Portal]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Lenses</title>
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A lens is a piece of transparent material (such as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light. [1]&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Convex.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Convex]] [[File:Concave.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Concave]] &lt;br /&gt;
Index of refraction depends on the wavelength. Thus, light of different wavelengths is bent, or deflected, by different amounts as it passes through a lens. The shape of a lens, either concave or convex, also plays a role in the deflection pattern of light. The images above show that how these two shapes determines the behavior of the light rays. A lens where the middle is thicker than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;convex&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays converge towards the center axis of the lens. A lens where the middle is thinner than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;concave&amp;quot; lens the prisms represent a &amp;quot;diverging&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays diverge away from the center axis. The angle at which light rays converge or diverge is called the deflection angle. Deflection angles for thin lenses will be modeled mathematically in the following section. Thin lenses are lenses where the y position of a light ray does not change very much as the light ray travels through it. In other words, the lens is thick enough to refract light rays, but does not allow dispersion or aberrations. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Law of Refraction ====&lt;br /&gt;
Refraction occurs when light travels through an area of space that has a changing index of refraction. The simplest case of refraction involves a uniform medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and another medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. The following equation describes the resulting deflection of the light ray:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Thin Lens Equation and Magnification ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:lens3b.svg|200px|thumb|A ray tracing diagram for a converging lens.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thin lenses produce focal points on either side that can be modeled using the lensmaker&#039;s equation. Thin lenses follow a simple equation that determines the location of the images given a particular focal length (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;f&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) and object distance (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;S_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;):&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Computational Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.glowscript.org/#/user/matterandinteractions/folder/matterandinteractions/program/23-lens Lens Simulation]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Examples==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Determine the Index of Refraction from Refraction Data===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure1.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Figure1]]&lt;br /&gt;
Find the index of refraction for medium 2 in Figure1 (a), assuming medium 1 is air and given the incident angle is 30.0º and the angle of refraction is 22.0º.&lt;br /&gt;
==== Strategy ====&lt;br /&gt;
The index of refraction for air is taken to be 1 in most cases (and up to four significant figures, it is 1.000). Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1 = 1.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; here. From the given information, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_1 = 30.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_2 = 22.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. With this information, the only unknown in the lens equation is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, so that it can be used to find this unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Entering known values,&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2 = 1.33&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Fining the Image of a Light Bulb Filament by Ray Tracing and by the Thin Lens Equations===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure2.png|200px|thumb|right|Figure2]]&lt;br /&gt;
A clear glass light bulb is placed 0.750 m from a convex lens having a 0.500 m focal length, as shown in Figure2. Use ray tracing to get an approximate location for the image. Then use the thin lens equations to calculate (a) the location of the image and (b) its magnification. Verify that ray tracing and the thin lens equations produce consistent results. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
The ray tracing to scale shows two rays from a point on the bulb’s filament crossing about 1.50 m on the farside of the lens. Thus the image &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; distance is about 1.50 m. Similarly, the image height based on ray tracing is greater than the object height by about a factor of 2, and the image is inverted. Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is about –2. The minus sign indicates that the image is inverted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; from the given known values gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i = 1.50m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m = -2.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Image Produced by a Concave Lens===&lt;br /&gt;
Suppose an object such as a book page is held 7.50 cm from a concave lens of focal length –10.0 cm. Such a lens could be used in eyeglasses to correct pronounced nearsightedness. What magnification is produced?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
To find the magnification, we must first find &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; using the thin lens equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Using known values, we can solve for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; which gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1 = -4.29 cm&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Now using the equation for magnification &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; m = 0.571 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
Optics is part of everyday life. Optics plays a central role in visual systems in biology. An industry of optical instruments allows many people to benefit from eyeglasses or contact lenses, and even camera lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ibn Sahl manuscript.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Reproduction of a page of Ibn Sahl&#039;s manuscript showing his knowledge of the law of refraction, now known as Snell&#039;s law]]&lt;br /&gt;
Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians. The ancient Romans and Ancient Greece filled glass spheres with water to make lenses. These practical developments were followed by the development of theories of light and vision by ancient philosophers and the development of geometrical optics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Euclid wrote a treatise entitled &#039;&#039;Optics&#039;&#039; where he linked vision to geometry, creating &#039;&#039;geometrical optics&#039;&#039;. Ptolemy summarized much of Euclid and went on to describe a way to measure the angle of refraction, though he failed to notice the empirical relationship between it and the angle of incidence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 984, the Persian mathematician Ibn Sahl wrote the treatise &amp;quot;On burning mirrors and lenses&amp;quot;, correctly describing a law of refraction equivalent to Snell&#039;s law.He used this law to compute optimum shapes for lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Internal Links==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Electromagnetic Radiation]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
*Alhacen. &#039;&#039;Book of Optics&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Isaac Newton. &#039;&#039;Opticks or, a Treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Fresnel, Augustin. &#039;&#039;The Wave Theory of Light&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*William Rowan Hamilton.&#039;&#039;The Mathematical Papers of Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Volume I: Geometrical Optics&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_optics_articles Index of Optics Articles]&lt;br /&gt;
[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lens]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
*OpenStax algebra based intro physics textbook [https://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/college-physics College Physics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*An online concept map of intro physics [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html HyperPhysics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* A physics resource written by experts for an expert audience [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Physics Physics Portal]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Lenses</title>
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Claimed by Ryan Salmon (Fall 2018)&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A lens is a piece of transparent material (such as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light. [1]&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Convex.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Convex]] [[File:Concave.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Concave]] &lt;br /&gt;
Index of refraction depends on the wavelength. Thus, light of different wavelengths is bent, or deflected, by different amounts as it passes through a lens. The shape of a lens, either concave or convex, also plays a role in the deflection pattern of light. The images above show that how these two shapes determines the behavior of the light rays. A lens where the middle is thicker than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;convex&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays converge towards the center axis of the lens. A lens where the middle is thinner than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;concave&amp;quot; lens the prisms represent a &amp;quot;diverging&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays diverge away from the center axis. The angle at which light rays converge or diverge is called the deflection angle. Deflection angles for thin lenses will be modeled mathematically in the following section. Thin lenses are lenses where the y position of a light ray does not change very much as the light ray travels through it. In other words, the lens is thick enough to refract light rays, but does not allow dispersion or aberrations. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Law of Refraction ====&lt;br /&gt;
Refraction occurs when light travels through an area of space that has a changing index of refraction. The simplest case of refraction involves a uniform medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and another medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. The following equation describes the resulting deflection of the light ray:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Thin Lens Equation and Magnification ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:lens3b.svg|200px|thumb|A ray tracing diagram for a converging lens.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thin lenses produce focal points on either side that can be modeled using the lensmaker&#039;s equation. Thin lenses follow a simple equation that determines the location of the images given a particular focal length (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;f&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) and object distance (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;S_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;):&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Computational Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.glowscript.org/#/user/matterandinteractions/folder/matterandinteractions/program/23-lens Lens Simulation]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Examples==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Determine the Index of Refraction from Refraction Data===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure1.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Figure1]]&lt;br /&gt;
Find the index of refraction for medium 2 in Figure1 (a), assuming medium 1 is air and given the incident angle is 30.0º and the angle of refraction is 22.0º.&lt;br /&gt;
==== Strategy ====&lt;br /&gt;
The index of refraction for air is taken to be 1 in most cases (and up to four significant figures, it is 1.000). Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1 = 1.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; here. From the given information, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_1 = 30.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_2 = 22.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. With this information, the only unknown in the lens equation is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, so that it can be used to find this unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Entering known values,&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2 = 1.33&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Fining the Image of a Light Bulb Filament by Ray Tracing and by the Thin Lens Equations===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure2.png|200px|thumb|right|Figure2]]&lt;br /&gt;
A clear glass light bulb is placed 0.750 m from a convex lens having a 0.500 m focal length, as shown in Figure2. Use ray tracing to get an approximate location for the image. Then use the thin lens equations to calculate (a) the location of the image and (b) its magnification. Verify that ray tracing and the thin lens equations produce consistent results. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
The ray tracing to scale shows two rays from a point on the bulb’s filament crossing about 1.50 m on the farside of the lens. Thus the image &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; distance is about 1.50 m. Similarly, the image height based on ray tracing is greater than the object height by about a factor of 2, and the image is inverted. Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is about –2. The minus sign indicates that the image is inverted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; from the given known values gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i = 1.50m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m = -2.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Image Produced by a Concave Lens===&lt;br /&gt;
Suppose an object such as a book page is held 7.50 cm from a concave lens of focal length –10.0 cm. Such a lens could be used in eyeglasses to correct pronounced nearsightedness. What magnification is produced?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
To find the magnification, we must first find &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; using the thin lens equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Using known values, we can solve for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; which gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1 = -4.29 cm&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Now using the equation for magnification &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; m = 0.571 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
Optics is part of everyday life. Optics plays a central role in visual systems in biology. An industry of optical instruments allows many people to benefit from eyeglasses or contact lenses, and even camera lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ibn Sahl manuscript.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Reproduction of a page of Ibn Sahl&#039;s manuscript showing his knowledge of the law of refraction, now known as Snell&#039;s law]]&lt;br /&gt;
Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians. The ancient Romans and Ancient Greece filled glass spheres with water to make lenses. These practical developments were followed by the development of theories of light and vision by ancient philosophers and the development of geometrical optics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Euclid wrote a treatise entitled &#039;&#039;Optics&#039;&#039; where he linked vision to geometry, creating &#039;&#039;geometrical optics&#039;&#039;. Ptolemy summarized much of Euclid and went on to describe a way to measure the angle of refraction, though he failed to notice the empirical relationship between it and the angle of incidence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 984, the Persian mathematician Ibn Sahl wrote the treatise &amp;quot;On burning mirrors and lenses&amp;quot;, correctly describing a law of refraction equivalent to Snell&#039;s law.He used this law to compute optimum shapes for lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Internal Links==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Electromagnetic Radiation]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Optics]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
*Alhacen. &#039;&#039;Book of Optics&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Isaac Newton. &#039;&#039;Opticks or, a Treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Fresnel, Augustin. &#039;&#039;The Wave Theory of Light&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*William Rowan Hamilton.&#039;&#039;The Mathematical Papers of Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Volume I: Geometrical Optics&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_optics_articles Index of Optics Articles]&lt;br /&gt;
[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lens]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
*OpenStax algebra based intro physics textbook [https://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/college-physics College Physics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*An online concept map of intro physics [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html HyperPhysics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* A physics resource written by experts for an expert audience [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Physics Physics Portal]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Lenses</title>
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A lens is a piece of transparent material (such as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light. [1]&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Convex.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Convex]] [[File:Concave.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Concave]] &lt;br /&gt;
Index of refraction depends on the wavelength. Thus, light of different wavelengths is bent, or deflected, by different amounts as it passes through a lens. The shape of a lens, either concave or convex, also plays a role in the deflection pattern of light. The images above show that how these two shapes determines the behavior of the light rays. A lens where the middle is thicker than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;convex&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays converge towards the center axis of the lens. A lens where the middle is thinner than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;concave&amp;quot; lens the prisms represent a &amp;quot;diverging&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays diverge away from the center axis. The angle at which light rays converge or diverge is called the deflection angle. Deflection angles for thin lenses will be modeled mathematically in the following section. Thin lenses are lenses where the y position of a light ray does not change very much as the light ray travels through it. In other words, the lens is thick enough to refract light rays, but does not allow dispersion or aberrations. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Law of Refraction ====&lt;br /&gt;
Refraction occurs when light travels through an area of space that has a changing index of refraction. The simplest case of refraction involves a uniform medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and another medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. The following equation describes the resulting deflection of the light ray:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Thin Lens Equation and Magnification ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:lens3b.svg|200px|thumb|A ray tracing diagram for a converging lens.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thin lenses produce focal points on either side that can be modeled using the lensmaker&#039;s equation. Thin lenses follow a simple equation that determines the location of the images given a particular focal length (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;f&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) and object distance (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;S_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;):&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Computational Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.glowscript.org/#/user/matterandinteractions/folder/matterandinteractions/program/23-lens Lens Simulation]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Examples==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Determine the Index of Refraction from Refraction Data===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure1.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Figure1]]&lt;br /&gt;
Find the index of refraction for medium 2 in Figure1 (a), assuming medium 1 is air and given the incident angle is 30.0º and the angle of refraction is 22.0º.&lt;br /&gt;
==== Strategy ====&lt;br /&gt;
The index of refraction for air is taken to be 1 in most cases (and up to four significant figures, it is 1.000). Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1 = 1.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; here. From the given information, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_1 = 30.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_2 = 22.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. With this information, the only unknown in the lens equation is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, so that it can be used to find this unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Entering known values,&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2 = 1.33&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Fining the Image of a Light Bulb Filament by Ray Tracing and by the Thin Lens Equations===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure2.png|200px|thumb|right|Figure2]]&lt;br /&gt;
A clear glass light bulb is placed 0.750 m from a convex lens having a 0.500 m focal length, as shown in Figure2. Use ray tracing to get an approximate location for the image. Then use the thin lens equations to calculate (a) the location of the image and (b) its magnification. Verify that ray tracing and the thin lens equations produce consistent results. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
The ray tracing to scale shows two rays from a point on the bulb’s filament crossing about 1.50 m on the farside of the lens. Thus the image &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; distance is about 1.50 m. Similarly, the image height based on ray tracing is greater than the object height by about a factor of 2, and the image is inverted. Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is about –2. The minus sign indicates that the image is inverted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; from the given known values gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i = 1.50m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m = -2.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Image Produced by a Concave Lens===&lt;br /&gt;
Suppose an object such as a book page is held 7.50 cm from a concave lens of focal length –10.0 cm. Such a lens could be used in eyeglasses to correct pronounced nearsightedness. What magnification is produced?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
To find the magnification, we must first find &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; using the thin lens equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Using known values, we can solve for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; which gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1 = -4.29 cm&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Now using the equation for magnification &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; m = 0.571 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
Optics is part of everyday life. Optics plays a central role in visual systems in biology. An industry of optical instruments allows many people to benefit from eyeglasses or contact lenses, and even camera lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ibn Sahl manuscript.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Reproduction of a page of Ibn Sahl&#039;s manuscript showing his knowledge of the law of refraction, now known as Snell&#039;s law]]&lt;br /&gt;
Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians. The ancient Romans and Ancient Greece filled glass spheres with water to make lenses. These practical developments were followed by the development of theories of light and vision by ancient philosophers and the development of geometrical optics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Euclid wrote a treatise entitled &#039;&#039;Optics&#039;&#039; where he linked vision to geometry, creating &#039;&#039;geometrical optics&#039;&#039;. Ptolemy summarized much of Euclid and went on to describe a way to measure the angle of refraction, though he failed to notice the empirical relationship between it and the angle of incidence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 984, the Persian mathematician Ibn Sahl wrote the treatise &amp;quot;On burning mirrors and lenses&amp;quot;, correctly describing a law of refraction equivalent to Snell&#039;s law.He used this law to compute optimum shapes for lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Visible Light]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Electromagnetic Radiation]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
*Alhacen. &#039;&#039;Book of Optics&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Isaac Newton. &#039;&#039;Opticks or, a Treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Fresnel, Augustin. &#039;&#039;The Wave Theory of Light&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*William Rowan Hamilton.&#039;&#039;The Mathematical Papers of Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Volume I: Geometrical Optics&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_optics_articles Index of Optics Articles]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
*OpenStax algebra based intro physics textbook [https://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/college-physics College Physics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*An online concept map of intro physics [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html HyperPhysics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* A physics resource written by experts for an expert audience [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Physics Physics Portal]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://www.physicsbook.gatech.edu/index.php?title=Lenses&amp;diff=32853</id>
		<title>Lenses</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.physicsbook.gatech.edu/index.php?title=Lenses&amp;diff=32853"/>
		<updated>2018-12-03T00:29:49Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Claimed by Ryan Salmon (Fall 2018)&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A lens is a piece of transparent material (such as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light. [1]&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Convex.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Convex]] [[File:Concave.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Concave]] &lt;br /&gt;
Index of refraction depends on the wavelength. Thus, light of different wavelengths is bent, or deflected, by different amounts as it passes through a lens. The shape of a lens, either concave or convex, also plays a role in the deflection pattern of light. The images above show that how these two shapes determines the behavior of the light rays. A lens where the middle is thicker than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;convex&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays converge towards the center axis of the lens. A lens where the middle is thinner than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;concave&amp;quot; lens the prisms represent a &amp;quot;diverging&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays diverge away from the center axis. The angle at which light rays converge or diverge is called the deflection angle. Deflection angles for thin lenses will be modeled mathematically in the following section. Thin lenses are lenses where the y position of a light ray does not change very much as the light ray travels through it. In other words, the lens is thick enough to refract light rays, but does not allow dispersion or aberrations. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Law of Refraction ====&lt;br /&gt;
Refraction occurs when light travels through an area of space that has a changing index of refraction. The simplest case of refraction involves a uniform medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and another medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. The following equation describes the resulting deflection of the light ray:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Thin Lens Equation and Magnification ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:lens3b.svg|200px|thumb|A ray tracing diagram for a converging lens.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thin lenses produce focal points on either side that can be modeled using the lensmaker&#039;s equation. Thin lenses follow a simple equation that determines the location of the images given a particular focal length (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;f&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) and object distance (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;S_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;):&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Computational Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.glowscript.org/#/user/matterandinteractions/folder/matterandinteractions/program/23-lens Lens Simulation]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Examples==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Determine the Index of Refraction from Refraction Data===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure1.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Figure1]]&lt;br /&gt;
Find the index of refraction for medium 2 in Figure1 (a), assuming medium 1 is air and given the incident angle is 30.0º and the angle of refraction is 22.0º.&lt;br /&gt;
==== Strategy ====&lt;br /&gt;
The index of refraction for air is taken to be 1 in most cases (and up to four significant figures, it is 1.000). Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1 = 1.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; here. From the given information, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_1 = 30.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_2 = 22.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. With this information, the only unknown in the lens equation is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, so that it can be used to find this unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Entering known values,&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2 = 1.33&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Fining the Image of a Light Bulb Filament by Ray Tracing and by the Thin Lens Equations===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure2.png|200px|thumb|right|Figure2]]&lt;br /&gt;
A clear glass light bulb is placed 0.750 m from a convex lens having a 0.500 m focal length, as shown in Figure2. Use ray tracing to get an approximate location for the image. Then use the thin lens equations to calculate (a) the location of the image and (b) its magnification. Verify that ray tracing and the thin lens equations produce consistent results. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
The ray tracing to scale shows two rays from a point on the bulb’s filament crossing about 1.50 m on the farside of the lens. Thus the image &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; distance is about 1.50 m. Similarly, the image height based on ray tracing is greater than the object height by about a factor of 2, and the image is inverted. Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is about –2. The minus sign indicates that the image is inverted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; from the given known values gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i = 1.50m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m = -2.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Image Produced by a Concave Lens===&lt;br /&gt;
Suppose an object such as a book page is held 7.50 cm from a concave lens of focal length –10.0 cm. Such a lens could be used in eyeglasses to correct pronounced nearsightedness. What magnification is produced?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
To find the magnification, we must first find &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; using the thin lens equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Using known values, we can solve for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; which gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1 = -4.29 cm&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Now using the equation for magnification &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; m = 0.571 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
Optics is part of everyday life. Optics plays a central role in visual systems in biology. An industry of optical instruments allows many people to benefit from eyeglasses or contact lenses, and even camera lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ibn Sahl manuscript.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Reproduction of a page of Ibn Sahl&#039;s manuscript showing his knowledge of the law of refraction, now known as Snell&#039;s law]]&lt;br /&gt;
Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians. The ancient Romans and Ancient Greece filled glass spheres with water to make lenses. These practical developments were followed by the development of theories of light and vision by ancient philosophers and the development of geometrical optics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Euclid wrote a treatise entitled &#039;&#039;Optics&#039;&#039; where he linked vision to geometry, creating &#039;&#039;geometrical optics&#039;&#039;. Ptolemy summarized much of Euclid and went on to describe a way to measure the angle of refraction, though he failed to notice the empirical relationship between it and the angle of incidence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 984, the Persian mathematician Ibn Sahl wrote the treatise &amp;quot;On burning mirrors and lenses&amp;quot;, correctly describing a law of refraction equivalent to Snell&#039;s law.He used this law to compute optimum shapes for lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Light]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Electromagnetic Radiation]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
*Alhacen. &#039;&#039;Book of Optics&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Isaac Newton. &#039;&#039;Opticks or, a Treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Fresnel, Augustin. &#039;&#039;The Wave Theory of Light&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*William Rowan Hamilton.&#039;&#039;The Mathematical Papers of Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Volume I: Geometrical Optics&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_optics_articles Index of Optics Articles]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
*OpenStax algebra based intro physics textbook [https://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/college-physics College Physics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*An online concept map of intro physics [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html HyperPhysics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* A physics resource written by experts for an expert audience [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Physics Physics Portal]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Rtsalmon</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://www.physicsbook.gatech.edu/index.php?title=Lenses&amp;diff=32852</id>
		<title>Lenses</title>
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		<updated>2018-12-03T00:25:53Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: /* Claimed by Ryan Salmon (Fall 2018) */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Claimed by Ryan Salmon (Fall 2018)&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lenses are found in a huge array of optical instruments, ranging from a simple magnifying glass to the eye to a camera’s zoom&lt;br /&gt;
lens. Law of refraction is used to explore the properties of lenses and how they form images.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Convex.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Convex]] [[File:Concave.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Concave]] &lt;br /&gt;
Index of refraction depends on the wavelength. Thus, light of different wavelengths is bent, or deflected, by different amounts as it passes through a lens. The shape of a lens, either concave or convex, also plays a role in the deflection pattern of light. The images above show that how these two shapes determines the behavior of the light rays. A lens where the middle is thicker than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;convex&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays converge towards the center axis of the lens. A lens where the middle is thinner than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;concave&amp;quot; lens the prisms represent a &amp;quot;diverging&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays diverge away from the center axis. The angle at which light rays converge or diverge is called the deflection angle. Deflection angles for thin lenses will be modeled mathematically in the following section. Thin lenses are lenses where the y position of a light ray does not change very much as the light ray travels through it. In other words, the lens is thick enough to refract light rays, but does not allow dispersion or aberrations. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Law of Refraction ====&lt;br /&gt;
Refraction occurs when light travels through an area of space that has a changing index of refraction. The simplest case of refraction involves a uniform medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and another medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. The following equation describes the resulting deflection of the light ray:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Thin Lens Equation and Magnification ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:lens3b.svg|200px|thumb|A ray tracing diagram for a converging lens.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thin lenses produce focal points on either side that can be modeled using the lensmaker&#039;s equation. Thin lenses follow a simple equation that determines the location of the images given a particular focal length (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;f&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) and object distance (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;S_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;):&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Computational Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.glowscript.org/#/user/matterandinteractions/folder/matterandinteractions/program/23-lens Lens Simulation]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Examples==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Determine the Index of Refraction from Refraction Data===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure1.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Figure1]]&lt;br /&gt;
Find the index of refraction for medium 2 in Figure1 (a), assuming medium 1 is air and given the incident angle is 30.0º and the angle of refraction is 22.0º.&lt;br /&gt;
==== Strategy ====&lt;br /&gt;
The index of refraction for air is taken to be 1 in most cases (and up to four significant figures, it is 1.000). Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1 = 1.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; here. From the given information, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_1 = 30.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_2 = 22.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. With this information, the only unknown in the lens equation is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, so that it can be used to find this unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Entering known values,&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2 = 1.33&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Fining the Image of a Light Bulb Filament by Ray Tracing and by the Thin Lens Equations===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure2.png|200px|thumb|right|Figure2]]&lt;br /&gt;
A clear glass light bulb is placed 0.750 m from a convex lens having a 0.500 m focal length, as shown in Figure2. Use ray tracing to get an approximate location for the image. Then use the thin lens equations to calculate (a) the location of the image and (b) its magnification. Verify that ray tracing and the thin lens equations produce consistent results. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
The ray tracing to scale shows two rays from a point on the bulb’s filament crossing about 1.50 m on the farside of the lens. Thus the image &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; distance is about 1.50 m. Similarly, the image height based on ray tracing is greater than the object height by about a factor of 2, and the image is inverted. Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is about –2. The minus sign indicates that the image is inverted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; from the given known values gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i = 1.50m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m = -2.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Image Produced by a Concave Lens===&lt;br /&gt;
Suppose an object such as a book page is held 7.50 cm from a concave lens of focal length –10.0 cm. Such a lens could be used in eyeglasses to correct pronounced nearsightedness. What magnification is produced?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
To find the magnification, we must first find &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; using the thin lens equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Using known values, we can solve for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; which gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1 = -4.29 cm&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Now using the equation for magnification &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; m = 0.571 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
Optics is part of everyday life. Optics plays a central role in visual systems in biology. An industry of optical instruments allows many people to benefit from eyeglasses or contact lenses, and even camera lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ibn Sahl manuscript.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Reproduction of a page of Ibn Sahl&#039;s manuscript showing his knowledge of the law of refraction, now known as Snell&#039;s law]]&lt;br /&gt;
Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians. The ancient Romans and Ancient Greece filled glass spheres with water to make lenses. These practical developments were followed by the development of theories of light and vision by ancient philosophers and the development of geometrical optics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Euclid wrote a treatise entitled &#039;&#039;Optics&#039;&#039; where he linked vision to geometry, creating &#039;&#039;geometrical optics&#039;&#039;. Ptolemy summarized much of Euclid and went on to describe a way to measure the angle of refraction, though he failed to notice the empirical relationship between it and the angle of incidence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 984, the Persian mathematician Ibn Sahl wrote the treatise &amp;quot;On burning mirrors and lenses&amp;quot;, correctly describing a law of refraction equivalent to Snell&#039;s law.He used this law to compute optimum shapes for lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
*Alhacen. &#039;&#039;Book of Optics&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Isaac Newton. &#039;&#039;Opticks or, a Treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Fresnel, Augustin. &#039;&#039;The Wave Theory of Light&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*William Rowan Hamilton.&#039;&#039;The Mathematical Papers of Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Volume I: Geometrical Optics&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_optics_articles Index of Optics Articles]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
*OpenStax algebra based intro physics textbook [https://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/college-physics College Physics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*An online concept map of intro physics [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html HyperPhysics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* A physics resource written by experts for an expert audience [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Physics Physics Portal]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Rtsalmon</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://www.physicsbook.gatech.edu/index.php?title=Lenses&amp;diff=32851</id>
		<title>Lenses</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.physicsbook.gatech.edu/index.php?title=Lenses&amp;diff=32851"/>
		<updated>2018-12-03T00:25:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Rtsalmon: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
== Claimed by Ryan Salmon (Fall 2018) ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lenses are found in a huge array of optical instruments, ranging from a simple magnifying glass to the eye to a camera’s zoom&lt;br /&gt;
lens. Law of refraction is used to explore the properties of lenses and how they form images.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The Main Idea==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Convex.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Convex]] [[File:Concave.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Concave]] &lt;br /&gt;
Index of refraction depends on the wavelength. Thus, light of different wavelengths is bent, or deflected, by different amounts as it passes through a lens. The shape of a lens, either concave or convex, also plays a role in the deflection pattern of light. The images above show that how these two shapes determines the behavior of the light rays. A lens where the middle is thicker than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;convex&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays converge towards the center axis of the lens. A lens where the middle is thinner than the two ends is called a &amp;quot;concave&amp;quot; lens the prisms represent a &amp;quot;diverging&amp;quot; lens, through which incoming light rays diverge away from the center axis. The angle at which light rays converge or diverge is called the deflection angle. Deflection angles for thin lenses will be modeled mathematically in the following section. Thin lenses are lenses where the y position of a light ray does not change very much as the light ray travels through it. In other words, the lens is thick enough to refract light rays, but does not allow dispersion or aberrations. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Mathematical Model===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Law of Refraction ====&lt;br /&gt;
Refraction occurs when light travels through an area of space that has a changing index of refraction. The simplest case of refraction involves a uniform medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and another medium with index of refraction &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. The following equation describes the resulting deflection of the light ray:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Thin Lens Equation and Magnification ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:lens3b.svg|200px|thumb|A ray tracing diagram for a converging lens.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thin lenses produce focal points on either side that can be modeled using the lensmaker&#039;s equation. Thin lenses follow a simple equation that determines the location of the images given a particular focal length (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;f&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) and object distance (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;S_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;):&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A Computational Model===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.glowscript.org/#/user/matterandinteractions/folder/matterandinteractions/program/23-lens Lens Simulation]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Examples==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Determine the Index of Refraction from Refraction Data===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure1.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Figure1]]&lt;br /&gt;
Find the index of refraction for medium 2 in Figure1 (a), assuming medium 1 is air and given the incident angle is 30.0º and the angle of refraction is 22.0º.&lt;br /&gt;
==== Strategy ====&lt;br /&gt;
The index of refraction for air is taken to be 1 in most cases (and up to four significant figures, it is 1.000). Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1 = 1.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; here. From the given information, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_1 = 30.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\theta_2 = 22.0º &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. With this information, the only unknown in the lens equation is &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, so that it can be used to find this unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_1\sin\theta_1 = n_2\sin\theta_2\ &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Entering known values,&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;n_2 = 1.33&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Fining the Image of a Light Bulb Filament by Ray Tracing and by the Thin Lens Equations===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Figure2.png|200px|thumb|right|Figure2]]&lt;br /&gt;
A clear glass light bulb is placed 0.750 m from a convex lens having a 0.500 m focal length, as shown in Figure2. Use ray tracing to get an approximate location for the image. Then use the thin lens equations to calculate (a) the location of the image and (b) its magnification. Verify that ray tracing and the thin lens equations produce consistent results. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
The ray tracing to scale shows two rays from a point on the bulb’s filament crossing about 1.50 m on the farside of the lens. Thus the image &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; distance is about 1.50 m. Similarly, the image height based on ray tracing is greater than the object height by about a factor of 2, and the image is inverted. Thus &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is about –2. The minus sign indicates that the image is inverted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; from the given known values gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;d_i = 1.50m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The magnification of a lens is given by&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solving for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;m = -2.00 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Image Produced by a Concave Lens===&lt;br /&gt;
Suppose an object such as a book page is held 7.50 cm from a concave lens of focal length –10.0 cm. Such a lens could be used in eyeglasses to correct pronounced nearsightedness. What magnification is produced?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Solution====&lt;br /&gt;
To find the magnification, we must first find &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; using the thin lens equation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\frac{1}{S_1} + \frac{1}{S_2} = \frac{1}{f} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Using known values, we can solve for &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; which gives &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;s_1 = -4.29 cm&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Now using the equation for magnification &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; M = - \frac{S_2}{S_1} = \frac{f}{f - S_1} &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; m = 0.571 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connectedness==&lt;br /&gt;
Optics is part of everyday life. Optics plays a central role in visual systems in biology. An industry of optical instruments allows many people to benefit from eyeglasses or contact lenses, and even camera lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ibn Sahl manuscript.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Reproduction of a page of Ibn Sahl&#039;s manuscript showing his knowledge of the law of refraction, now known as Snell&#039;s law]]&lt;br /&gt;
Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians. The ancient Romans and Ancient Greece filled glass spheres with water to make lenses. These practical developments were followed by the development of theories of light and vision by ancient philosophers and the development of geometrical optics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Euclid wrote a treatise entitled &#039;&#039;Optics&#039;&#039; where he linked vision to geometry, creating &#039;&#039;geometrical optics&#039;&#039;. Ptolemy summarized much of Euclid and went on to describe a way to measure the angle of refraction, though he failed to notice the empirical relationship between it and the angle of incidence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 984, the Persian mathematician Ibn Sahl wrote the treatise &amp;quot;On burning mirrors and lenses&amp;quot;, correctly describing a law of refraction equivalent to Snell&#039;s law.He used this law to compute optimum shapes for lenses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Further reading===&lt;br /&gt;
*Alhacen. &#039;&#039;Book of Optics&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Isaac Newton. &#039;&#039;Opticks or, a Treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Fresnel, Augustin. &#039;&#039;The Wave Theory of Light&#039;&#039;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*William Rowan Hamilton.&#039;&#039;The Mathematical Papers of Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Volume I: Geometrical Optics&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External links===&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_optics_articles Index of Optics Articles]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
*OpenStax algebra based intro physics textbook [https://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/college-physics College Physics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*An online concept map of intro physics [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html HyperPhysics]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* A physics resource written by experts for an expert audience [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Physics Physics Portal]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Rtsalmon</name></author>
	</entry>
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