Definition:Surface Charge

Definition

Let $B$ be a body made out of an electrically conducting substance.

A surface charge is an electric charge localised to the first few atoms depth of $B$.

Also see

• Electric Field induces Surface Charge in Conductor: how a surface charge comes about.

• Definition:Surface Charge Density

• Results about surface charges can be found here.

Sources

• 1990: I.S. Grant and W.R. Phillips: Electromagnetism (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Force and energy in electrostatics: $1.3$ Electric Fields in Matter: $1.3.3$ The macroscopic electric field