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Physics 1425: General Physics I - Galileo and Einstein

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Maxwell’s Equations<br />

• The four equations that together give a<br />

complete description of electric <strong>and</strong> magnetic<br />

fields are known as Maxwell’s equations:<br />

E dA<br />

q / 0<br />

BdA<br />

0<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

E d d<br />

/ dt<br />

B<br />

B d<br />

I <br />

0 0 0<br />

d<br />

dt<br />

E<br />

Maxwell himself<br />

called this term the<br />

“displacement<br />

current”: it<br />

produces magnetic<br />

field like a current.<br />

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