17 Maxwell Equations

Authors

Charles G. Torre, Department of Physics, Utah State UniversityFollow

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Description

With our brief review of vector analysis out of the way, we can now discuss the Maxwell equations. We use the Gaussian system of electromagnetic units and let c denote the speed of light in vacuum. The Maxwell equations are differential equations for the electric field E(r, t), and the magnetic field B(r, t), which are defined by the force they exert on a test charge q at the point r at time t. This force is defined by the Lorentz force law.

Publication Date

8-2014

Keywords

maxwell equation, electromagnetic field, charged particle, chapter 17

Disciplines

Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Physics

Comments

Version 8.2

Chapter 17

Recommended Citation

Torre, Charles G., "17 Maxwell Equations" (2014). Foundations of Wave Phenomena. 6.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/foundation_wave/6