Principle of Superposition

Theorem

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Proof

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Examples

Electric Field

The Principle of Superposition applies to an electric field:

The total electric field caused by an assemblage of point charges is equal to the sum of the electric fields caused by each of the point charges individually.

Wave Equation

The Principle of Superposition applies to the wave equation.