A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
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A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field is James Clerk Maxwell’s landmark 1865 paper that mathematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism and introduced what are now known as Maxwell’s equations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physics paper
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scientific paper ⓘ |
| author | James Clerk Maxwell ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ampère's force law
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surface form:
Ampère's law
Faraday's law of induction ⓘ Gauss’s law ⓘ
surface form:
Gauss's law for electricity
Gauss's law for magnetism ⓘ |
| centralTheme | unification of electricity, magnetism, and optics ⓘ |
| contains |
continuity equation for electric charge
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wave equation for electromagnetic waves ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| datePresented | 1864 ⓘ |
| describes | classical theory of electromagnetism ⓘ |
| field | electromagnetism ⓘ |
| formulated | electromagnetic field as a dynamical system ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Maxwell's 1865 electromagnetic field paper ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | over 50 pages ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th-century physics ⓘ |
| implied |
finite speed of propagation of electromagnetic interactions
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speed of light determined by electromagnetic constants ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical electrodynamics
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field theory in physics ⓘ special relativity ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
Maxwell's equations
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displacement current ⓘ |
| introducedQuantity |
permeability of free space in field equations
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permittivity of free space in field equations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| numberOfEquations | 20 ⓘ |
| originalFormulationOf | Maxwell's equations in component form ⓘ |
| precedes |
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
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surface form:
Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
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| presentedTo |
Royal Society
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surface form:
Royal Society of London
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| proposed | electromagnetic waves in vacuum ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
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surface form:
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
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| publisher |
Royal Society
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surface form:
Royal Society of London
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| showed | light is an electromagnetic wave ⓘ |
| status | landmark paper in physics ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies in history of science ⓘ |
| topic |
electric field
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electromagnetic induction ⓘ energy in the electromagnetic field ⓘ magnetic field ⓘ mechanical analogy for the electromagnetic field ⓘ propagation of electromagnetic disturbances ⓘ |
| usesMathematicalTool | vector calculus in component form ⓘ |
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