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How electric displacement is proportional to surface charge?

~~$$\vec~~
~~abla \cdot \vec D = ho_f$$~~
$$=>\int_V \vec{
~~abla} \cdot \vec D \mathrm d\tau=\int_V ho_f \mathrm d \tau$$~~
$$=>\oint_S \vec D \cdot \mathrm d \vec a = \oint_S \sigma_f \\ da$$
I used divergence theorem for the first term and $dq=\sigma da=\rho d\tau$ (integral changes for different values.(?)) for the second term. I was thinking I should use closed integral for the second term or not. Then I realized I was thinking of charge density in a specific field (we are ignoring outside charges) that's why I took a closed field.
Since both integrand are same we can take out both integral.
$$\vec D\cdot \hat n = \sigma_f$$
Here $\vec D \cdot d\vec a = \vec D \cdot \hat n \\ da$ and $\sigma_f$ is used for free charges in an area. I know that $\vec D$ is electric displacement. But what wondered me here that is how electric displacement is proportional (equal?) to surface charge area. After deriving the equation what came to my mind that is perhaps my understanding of electric displacement is wrong.
>when we put a charge conductor (which is uniformly charged) in a charge-less conductor the chargeless conductor feels some attraction toward electric field, that's what called electric displacement.
I think my understanding is completely wrong. So what is electric displacement? And is my derivation really correct? I had found a [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_displacement_field), they didn't explain but wrote "further explanation needed" (they want someone else to re-edit that page).

$$\begin{alignat}{2}
&& \vec
abla \cdot \vec D & = ho_f \\\\
& \implies &\int_V \vec{
abla} \cdot \vec D \mathrm d\tau & = \int_V ho_f\\ \mathrm d \tau \\\\
& \implies & \oint_S \vec D \cdot \mathrm d \vec a & = \oint_S \sigma_f \\ da
\end{alignat}$$
I used divergence theorem for the first term and $dq=\sigma da=\rho d\tau$ (integral changes for different values.(?)) for the second term. I was thinking I should use closed integral for the second term or not. Then I realized I was thinking of charge density in a specific field (we are ignoring outside charges) that's why I took a closed field.
Since both integrand are same we can take out both integral.
$$\vec D\cdot \hat n = \sigma_f$$
Here $\vec D \cdot d\vec a = \vec D \cdot \hat n \\ da$ and $\sigma_f$ is used for free charges in an area. I know that $\vec D$ is electric displacement. But what wondered me here that is how electric displacement is proportional (equal?) to surface charge area. After deriving the equation what came to my mind that is perhaps my understanding of electric displacement is wrong.
>when we put a charge conductor (which is uniformly charged) in a charge-less conductor the chargeless conductor feels some attraction toward electric field, that's what called electric displacement.
I think my understanding is completely wrong. So what is electric displacement? And is my derivation really correct? I had found a [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_displacement_field), they didn't explain but wrote "further explanation needed" (they want someone else to re-edit that page).

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