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Maxwell's Equations - Introduction PDF
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Occam's Razor
Maxwell's Equations - Introduction I was reminded of Occam's Razor while reading a book. It's
quite a simple principal of logic which has stood the test of
time and is accepted as central...
By Steven McFadyen on September 4th, 2013
- integral Form
- differential Form
To understand how the equations work and see application examples, please see the following note:
It is similar to the electric field law, except that individual magnetic poles ("North" & "South") cannot exist alone (whereas
individual charge units can be separated from each other). That magnetic poles must exist as a pair has a large effect on
the behavior of the magnetic flux.
- integral form
- differential form
To understand how the equations work and see application examples, please see the following note:
Faraday's Law
It was Michael Faraday, who in 1831 demonstrated through a series of experiments that a conductor enclosing a varying
magnetic field will have a current induced. This in turn, will create an electric field. Transformers and electrical machines all
operate on the basis of Faraday's Law.
Another way to view this is that a time varying magnetic field is always associated with a time varying electric field. And in
reverse, with a time varying electric field always associated with a varying magnetic field.
A changing magnetic flux within a surface induces a electromotive force (EMF) and induced current. The induced
current creates a circulating electric field.
- integral form
- differential form
To understand how the equations work and see application examples, please see the following note:
Changing current or electric flux through a surface produces a changing magnetic field.
- integral form
- differential form
To understand how the equations work and see application examples, please see the following note:
Maths Review
It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the necessary maths to be able to apply the equations. If you need to learn or
brush up on this, there are good engineering maths textbooks and resources on the Internet. Having said that, we will give a
very quick review of the meaning of the key terms used in the equations.
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- are the unit vector, vector dot product and vector cross product
Constants
Summary
This note has introduced the four Maxwell equations:
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