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This question is somewhat related to the these questions:-Is Gauss' law valid for time-dependent electric fields? and Gauss's law for induced electric and magnetic field

But my question is somewhat different from the above.If a system of charges enclosed in gaussian surface is accelerated then can we accelerate our gaussian surface in same direction to make Gauss's law valid for accelerating charges as well.Is it true or completely nonsense?Does electric flux depends upon the motion of gaussian surface relative to charge enclosed?

Shreyansh Pathak
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A Gaussian surface is not a physical object, so it doesn't have a state of motion. It's a spatial surface that exists at one moment in time. Gauss's law doesn't talk about time at all -- it's a constraint on electric field patterns at any given time. Gauss's law is valid for accelerating charges.

  • Hello sir,sorry for contradiction but if I say that electric field is also just a mathematical description but it also moves in space – Shreyansh Pathak Nov 14 '19 at 16:50
  • @Shreyansh: Not true. Electric fields aren't described as moving in space. –  Nov 14 '19 at 16:54
  • In electromagnetic waves I think – Shreyansh Pathak Nov 14 '19 at 17:04
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    @Shreyansh Even with waves that is not the case. You are probably thinking of picking a certain field value and then tracing out a path in space where the field is that set value over time. But that is not the field moving in space. The field is defined at all points in space at all time. This is not the case for your proposed Gaussian surface. – BioPhysicist Nov 14 '19 at 17:17