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In electrostatics, why the conductor is an equipotential surface?
Since the electric field inside a conductor is zero that means the potential is constant inside a conductor, which means the "inside" of a conductor is an equipotential region.
Why books conclude ...
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What is the penetration length of static electric field into conducting metals?
How large is the penetration length for static electric field into good conductors?
I have two versions: (1) few atomic spacings
$$a\sim n_{e}^{-1/3},$$
and (2) Debye length computed by Fermi ...
