2022/07/17 by Bob Eisenberg, Eisenberg, Robert, Xavier Oriols +3
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Engineering · #Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #FOS: Biological sciences #FOS: Physical sciences #Fractal and DNA sequence analysis #Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks #Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies #Quantitative Methods (q-bio.QM) #Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2207.08277
openalex publication_date 2022/07/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Kirchhoff's Current Law is an essential tool in the design of circuits that operate very quickly, faster than nanoseconds. But Kirchhoff's current is often identified as the flow of particles. The continuity equation or the Maxwell-Ampere law shows that the sum of displacement current plus particle current is conserved by Maxwell's equations and Kirchhoff's law. Kirchoff included the displacement current in the current of his law, from early on. This Kirchhoff current (including the displacement current) does not vary with spatial location in the ionic channels of biology. Electronic circuits switching in nanoseconds are analyzed using the Bohm representation of quantum mechanics including particle and displacement current.