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Maxwell's field equations — Elect. the four fundamental equations that describe the behavior of electric and magnetic fields in time and space and the dependence of these fields on the distribution and behavior of electric charges and currents. Also, Maxwell s equations.… … Useful english dictionary
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Maxwell's equations — For thermodynamic relations, see Maxwell relations. Electromagnetism … Wikipedia
Maxwell's equations in curved spacetime — Induced spacetime curvature In physics, Maxwell s equations in curved spacetime govern the dynamics of the electromagnetic field in curved spacetime (where the metric may not be the Minkowski metric) or where one uses an arbitrary (not… … Wikipedia
Field equation — A field equation is an equation in a physical theory that describes how a fundamental force (or a combination of such forces) interacts with matter. The four fundamental forces are the gravitational force, the electromagnetic force, the strong… … Wikipedia
Maxwell, James Clerk — born June 13, 1831, Edinburgh, Scot. died Nov. 5, 1879, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Eng. Scottish physicist. He published his first scientific paper at age 14, entered the University of Edinburgh at 16, and graduated from Cambridge University. He… … Universalium
A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field — which was written in the year 1864, is the third of James Clerk Maxwell s papers concerned with electromagnetism. It is the paper in which the original set of four Maxwell s equations first appeared. The concept of displacement current that he… … Wikipedia
electromagnetic field — Elect. the coupled electric and magnetic fields that are generated by time varying currents and accelerated charges. Cf. Maxwell s field equations. * * * Property of space caused by the motion of an electric charge. A stationary charge produces… … Universalium
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Field (physics) — The magnitude of an electric field surrounding two equally charged (repelling) particles. Brighter areas have a greater magnitude. The direction of the field is not visible … Wikipedia
