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| || || Flux || The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity) per unit area <ref> title=Wiktionary - Flux, [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flux#Noun Wiktionary] </ref>
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| A scalar value. The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity) per unit area. <ref> [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flux#Noun Wiktionary - Flux] </ref>
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| <math>\overrightarrow{E}</math>
| <math>\overrightarrow{E}</math>
| <math>\frac{V}{M}</math>
| <math>\frac{V}{M}</math>
| Electric Field Intensity
| Electric field (intensity/strength)
| The space surrounding an electric charge. It will exert a force on other electrically charged objects.
| The space surrounding an electric charge. It will exert a force on other electrically charged objects.
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| <math>\overrightarrow{D}</math>|| <math>\frac{C}{M^2}</math> || Electric Flux Density
| <math>\overrightarrow{D}</math>
| <math>\frac{C}{M^2}</math>
| Electric (flux density/displacement field)
| The amount of electric flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of electric field
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| <math>\overrightarrow{H}</math>|| <math>\frac{A}{M}</math> || Magnetic Field Intensity
| <math>\overrightarrow{H}</math>
| <math>\frac{A}{M}</math>
| Magnetic field (intensity/strength)
| A magnetic field is a vector field which surrounds magnets and electric currents, and is detected by the force it exerts on moving electric charges and on magnetic materials. <ref> [http://www.rfcafe.com/references/electrical/magnetic-field.htm Magnetic field] </ref>
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| <math>\overrightarrow{B}</math>|| <math>T = \frac{W}{M^2}</math> || Magnetic Flux Density
| <math>\overrightarrow{B}</math>
| <math>T = \frac{W}{M^2}</math>
| Magnetic (flux density/induction)
| The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow <ref> [http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=magnetic%20flux%20density Magnetic flux density] </ref>
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[[Image:fieldlines.jpg|thumb|300px|Electric field lines <ref> [http://www.molcad.de/competence/fieldlines.html.en Electric field lines]</ref> ]]
[[Image:Electflux.jpg|thumb|300px|Electric flux density <ref> [http://www.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~suchii/maxwell.eq.html Electric flux density] </ref> ]]


===Analogies between Electric & Magnetic Circuits===
===Analogies between Electric & Magnetic Circuits===

Latest revision as of 14:17, 7 January 2010

Definitions

Electromagnetism Units

Symbol Units Name Definition
Flux A scalar value. The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity) per unit area. <ref> Wiktionary - Flux </ref>
Electric field (intensity/strength) The space surrounding an electric charge. It will exert a force on other electrically charged objects.
Electric (flux density/displacement field) The amount of electric flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of electric field
Magnetic field (intensity/strength) A magnetic field is a vector field which surrounds magnets and electric currents, and is detected by the force it exerts on moving electric charges and on magnetic materials. <ref> Magnetic field </ref>
Magnetic (flux density/induction) The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow <ref> Magnetic flux density </ref>
Electric field lines <ref> Electric field lines</ref>
Electric flux density <ref> Electric flux density </ref>

Analogies between Electric & Magnetic Circuits

Electric Magnetic Notes
Kirchoff's voltage law, Ampere's law
Kirchoff's current law, The B-field has to go around in a loop
Magnetic flux, Phi
Reluctance
or Assumes linearity - exceptions: Hysterisis loop, etc

References

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