Maxwell's equations, or Maxwell–Heaviside equations, are a set of coupled partial differential equations that, together with the Lorentz force law, form...
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Hertz–Heaviside equations and the Maxwell–Hertz equations, but are now universally known as Maxwell's equations. Heaviside's equations, which are taught in textbooks...
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field equations (EFE; also known as Einstein's equations) relate the geometry of spacetime to the distribution of matter within it. The equations were...
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Covariant formulation of classical electromagnetism (redirect from Formulation of Maxwell's equations in special relativity)
predicted by Maxwell's equations. In vacuum (or for the microscopic equations, not including macroscopic material descriptions), Maxwell's equations can be...
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Electromagnetism (redirect from Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism)
Maxwell's equations, a set of four partial differential equations which provide a complete description of classical electromagnetic fields. Maxwell's...
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Electromagnetic radiation (section Maxwell's equations)
by the wave equation coincided with the measured speed of light, Maxwell concluded that light itself is an EM wave. Maxwell's equations were confirmed...
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fundamental physical constant. The electromagnetic wave equation derives from Maxwell's equations. In most older literature, B is called the magnetic flux...
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Faraday's law of induction (redirect from Maxwell–Faraday equation)
electric motors, generators and solenoids. The Maxwell–Faraday equation (listed as one of Maxwell's equations) describes the fact that a spatially varying...
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In physics, Maxwell's equations in curved spacetime govern the dynamics of the electromagnetic field in curved spacetime (where the metric may not be...
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complexity of Maxwell's theory down to four partial differential equations, known now collectively as Maxwell's Laws or Maxwell's equations. Although potentials...
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