Essential University Physics
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ISBN: 9780134988566
Author: Wolfson, Richard
Publisher: Pearson Education,
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Chapter 24, Problem 60P
At a particular point in a material with resistivity ρ the current density has magnitude J. Show that the power per unit volume dissipated at this point is J2ρ.
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