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A '''magnetic field''' is a [[vector field]] responsible for generating [[force]]s on electrically charged objects and magnets.  Magnetic fields are generated by magnetic [[dipole]]s, moving [[electric charge]]s, or changing [[electric field]]s.
 
A '''magnetic field''' is a [[vector field]] responsible for generating [[force]]s on electrically charged objects and magnets.  Magnetic fields are generated by magnetic [[dipole]]s, moving [[electric charge]]s, or changing [[electric field]]s.
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Magnetic fields are related to electric fields; together they are part of [[electromagnetism]]. For instance, [[light]] is a propagating electric and magnetic [[wave]].  Relativistically, a magnetic force in one [[inertial frame of reference]] corresponds to an electric force in another.
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Magnetic fields are related to electric fields; together they are part of [[electromagnetism]]. For instance, [[light]] is a propagating electric and magnetic [[wave]].  A magnetic force in one [[inertial frame of reference]] could correspond to an electric force, or to some combination of magnetic force and electric force, in another.  This phenomenon is described by [[Maxwell's equations]], and is a consequence of [[relativity]].
    
==Mathematics==
 
==Mathematics==
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