Current is the Same at Every Cross-Section

Electricity and Magnetism Intermediate Free
Current is the Same at Every Cross-Section – Electricity and Magnetism
Current is the Same at Every Cross-Section – Electricity and Magnetism

One wire, three thicknesses, three counters. Squeeze the middle and the carriers there speed up by exactly as much as the opening shrank — so all three counters keep climbing together. The current is never bigger in the thin part.

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