Maxwell's equations
type: Item
instance of: mathematical model
contains: Ampère's circuital law
contains: Faraday's law of induction
contains: Gauss's law
contains: Gauss's law for magnetism
assumes: nonrelativistic approximation
described by source: VIII. A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field
Wikidata QID: Q51501
community: MathModDB
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI model profile
specialized by: multipole expansion
used by: far field radiation
used by: near field radiation
description: Given the charge density ρ(r, t) and the current density j(r, t), Maxwell's equations yield the electric and magnetic fields, E(r, t) and B(r, t). These equations are the simplest representative of a more general class of models, also referred as Maxwell's equations, where ρ(r, t) and j(r, t) should be found from certain additional relations, e.g., from the Ohm's law.
description: Together with the Lorentz force law, Maxwell's equations form the foundation of classical electromagnetism and optics. The equations provide a mathematical model for electric, optical, and radio technologies.
named after: James Clerk Maxwell
described at URL: Maxwell's equations
description: set of four coupled partial differential equations describing how electric and magnetic fields are generated and altered by each other and by charges and currents