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Point particles as the electrons (which are the charge carriers) move according to Newton's law $\textbf{F}=q\textbf{E}=m\textbf{a}$. Whenever an electric field is present it generates a difference of potential between two points $A$ and $B$ given by its differential form calculated between the two points  V_A - V_B = \int_A^B \textbf{E}\cdot d\textbf{s}. ...

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Since the circuit is fully symmetrical (left/right symmetry) the potential at C is exactly half the potential between A and B. This means that there is no current flowing across the point (from the "tip of the V" to the middle of the two resistors at point C), and you can break it without changing the underlying equations describing the current flow.

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How does an inductor store [electro]magnetic energy? Rather surprisingly, it's something like a flywheel. You can see a mention of that here in Daniel Reynolds' electronics course: . It really is like this, check out the pictures of inductors on Wikipedia, and you'll notice they're rather like a solenoid. And there's the flywheel again: "As a result, ...

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