Electromagnetism - Wikipedia
Electromagnetism - Wikipedia
Electromagnetism - Wikipedia
In physics, electromagnetism is
an interaction that occurs
between particles with electric
charge via electromagnetic fields.
The electromagnetic force is one
of the four fundamental forces of
nature. It is the dominant force in
the interactions of atoms and
:
molecules. Electromagnetism can
be thought of as a combination of
electrostatics and magnetism, two
distinct but closely intertwined
phenomena. Electromagnetic
forces occur between any two
charged particles, causing an
attraction between particles with
opposite charges and repulsion
between particles with the same
charge, while magnetism is an
interaction that occurs exclusively
between charged particles in
relative motion. These two effects
combine to create
:
electromagnetic fields in the
vicinity of charged particles,
which can accelerate other
charged particles via the Lorentz
force. At high energy, the weak
force and electromagnetic force
are unified as a single
electroweak force.
A tradesman at
Wakefield in Yorkshire,
having put up a great
number of knives and
forks in a large box ...
and having placed the
box in the corner of a
large room, there
happened a sudden
:
storm of thunder,
lightning, &c. ... The
owner emptying the box
on a counter where
some nails lay, the
persons who took up the
knives, that lay on the
nails, observed that the
knives took up the nails.
On this the whole
number was tried, and
found to do the same,
and that, to such a
:
degree as to take up
large nails, packing
needles, and other iron
things of considerable
weight ...
A necessary part of
understanding the intra-atomic
and intermolecular forces is the
effective force generated by the
:
momentum of the electrons'
movement, such that as electrons
move between interacting atoms
they carry momentum with them.
As a collection of electrons
becomes more confined, their
minimum momentum necessarily
increases due to the Pauli
exclusion principle. The behaviour
of matter at the molecular scale
including its density is determined
by the balance between the
electromagnetic force and the
force generated by the exchange
of momentum carried by the
:
electrons themselves.[14]
Classical
electrodynamics
In 1600, William Gilbert proposed,
in his De Magnete, that electricity
and magnetism, while both
capable of causing attraction and
repulsion of objects, were distinct
effects.[15] Mariners had noticed
that lightning strikes had the
ability to disturb a compass
needle. The link between lightning
and electricity was not confirmed
:
until Benjamin Franklin's
proposed experiments in 1752
were conducted on 10 May 1752
by Thomas-François Dalibard of
France using a 40-foot-tall (12 m)
iron rod instead of a kite and he
successfully extracted electrical
sparks from a cloud.[16][17]
Extension to nonlinear
phenomena
The Maxwell equations are linear,
in that a change in the sources
:
(the charges and currents) results
in a proportional change of the
fields. Nonlinear dynamics can
occur when electromagnetic
fields couple to matter that
follows nonlinear dynamical
laws.[22] This is studied, for
example, in the subject of
magnetohydrodynamics, which
combines Maxwell theory with the
Navier–Stokes equations.[23]
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SI electromagnetism units
Name of
Symbol[26] Unit name Symbol Base units
quantity
electric
Q coulomb C A∙s
charge
electric A = C/s =
:
I current ampere W/V A
electric
ampere per
J current A/m2 A∙m−2
square metre
density
potential
difference;
U, ΔV; Δφ;
voltage; volt V = J/C kg∙m2∙s−3∙A−1
,
electromotive
force
electric
resistance;
R; Z; X ohm Ω = V/A kg∙m2∙s−3∙A−2
impedance;
reactance
electric field
E volt per metre V/m = N/C kg∙m∙A−1∙s−3
strength
electric
coulomb per
D displacement C/m2 A∙s∙m−2
square metre
field
electric
χe (dimensionless) 1 1
susceptibility
conductance;
G; Y; B admittance; siemens S = Ω−1 kg−1∙m−2∙s3∙A
susceptance
siemens per
κ, γ, σ conductivity S/m kg−1∙m−3∙s3∙A
metre
:
magnetic flux T = Wb/m2
B density, tesla = kg∙s−2∙A−1
magnetic N∙A−1∙m−1
induction
H = Wb/A
L, M inductance henry kg∙m2∙s−2∙A−2
= V∙s/A
henry per
µ permeability H/m kg∙m∙s−2∙A−2
metre
magnetic
χ (dimensionless) 1 1
susceptibility
magnetic
ampere square A∙m2 =
µ dipole A∙m2
meter J∙T−1
moment
ampere square
mass
σ meter per A∙m2/kg A∙m2∙kg−1
magnetization
kilogram
Applications
The study of electromagnetism
informs electric circuits and
semiconductor devices'
construction.
See also
Abraham–Lorentz force
Aeromagnetic surveys
Computational
electromagnetics
:
Double-slit experiment
Electromagnet
Electromagnetic induction
Electromagnetic wave equation
Electromagnetic scattering
Electromechanics
Geophysics
Introduction to
electromagnetism
Magnetostatics
Magnetoquasistatic field
Optics
Relativistic electromagnetism
Wheeler–Feynman absorber
:
Wheeler–Feynman absorber
theory
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