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'''Maxwell's Equations''', formulated around 1861 by [[James Clerk Maxwell]] describe the interrelation between electric and magnetic fields.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>They were a synthesis of what was known about electricity and magnetism, particularly building on the work of [[Michael Faraday]], [[Andre-Marie Ampere]], and others. These equations predicted the existence of [[Electromagnetic Waves]], giving them properties that were recognized to be properties of light, leading to the (correct) realization that light is an electromagnetic wave. Other forms of electromagnetic waves, such as radio waves, were not known at the time, but were subsequently demonstrated by [[Heinrich Hertz]] in 1888. These equations are considered to be among the most elegant edifices of mathematical physics.
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0"
! Name
! [[Partial Differential Equations]]
! [[Integral Equations]]
|-
| Gauss's Law of Conservation:
| <math>\nabla \cdot \mathbf{D} = \rho</math>
| <math>\oint_S \mathbf{D} \cdot \mathrm{d}\mathbf{A} = \int_V \rho\, \mathrm{d}V</math>
|-
| Gauss' Law Of Magnetism:
| <math>\nabla \cdot \mathbf{B} = 0</math>
| <math>\oint_S \mathbf{B} \cdot \mathrm{d}\mathbf{A} = 0</math>
|-
| Faraday's Law of Induction:
| <math>\nabla \times \mathbf{E} = -\frac{\partial \mathbf{B}} {\partial t}</math>
| <math>\oint_C \mathbf{E} \cdot \mathrm{d}\mathbf{l} = - \int_S \frac{\partial\mathbf{B}}{\partial t} \cdot \mathrm{d} \mathbf{A}</math>
|-
| Ampère's Law of Circulation<br />
| <math>\nabla \times \mathbf{H} = \mathbf{J} + \frac{\partial \mathbf{D}} {\partial t}</math>
| <math>\oint_C \mathbf{H} \cdot \mathrm{d}\mathbf{l} = \int_S \mathbf{J} \cdot \mathrm{d} \mathbf{A} +
\int_S \frac{\partial\mathbf{D}}{\partial t} \cdot \mathrm{d} \mathbf{A}</math>
|}
where '''B''' denotes the [[magnetic field]], '''E''' denotes the [[electric field]], '''H''' denotes the auxiliary magnetic field, '''J''' denotes the free [[current density]], and <math>\rho</math> denotes the free [[electric charge density]].
In the language of [[Exterior Calculus]], Maxwell's equations can be rewritten much more compactly as:
:<math>\mathrm{d}\bold{F}=0</math>
:<math>\mathrm{d} * {\bold{F}}=\bold{J}</math>
where '''d''' is [[exterior derivative]] operator, '''*''' is the [[Hodge star]] operator, and '''F''' is the force exerted upon a charged particle by the electric field and magnetic field.
[[Category:Physics]]
== References ==
<references />
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0"
! Name
! [[Partial Differential Equations]]
! [[Integral Equations]]
|-
| Gauss's Law of Conservation:
| <math>\nabla \cdot \mathbf{D} = \rho</math>
| <math>\oint_S \mathbf{D} \cdot \mathrm{d}\mathbf{A} = \int_V \rho\, \mathrm{d}V</math>
|-
| Gauss' Law Of Magnetism:
| <math>\nabla \cdot \mathbf{B} = 0</math>
| <math>\oint_S \mathbf{B} \cdot \mathrm{d}\mathbf{A} = 0</math>
|-
| Faraday's Law of Induction:
| <math>\nabla \times \mathbf{E} = -\frac{\partial \mathbf{B}} {\partial t}</math>
| <math>\oint_C \mathbf{E} \cdot \mathrm{d}\mathbf{l} = - \int_S \frac{\partial\mathbf{B}}{\partial t} \cdot \mathrm{d} \mathbf{A}</math>
|-
| Ampère's Law of Circulation<br />
| <math>\nabla \times \mathbf{H} = \mathbf{J} + \frac{\partial \mathbf{D}} {\partial t}</math>
| <math>\oint_C \mathbf{H} \cdot \mathrm{d}\mathbf{l} = \int_S \mathbf{J} \cdot \mathrm{d} \mathbf{A} +
\int_S \frac{\partial\mathbf{D}}{\partial t} \cdot \mathrm{d} \mathbf{A}</math>
|}
where '''B''' denotes the [[magnetic field]], '''E''' denotes the [[electric field]], '''H''' denotes the auxiliary magnetic field, '''J''' denotes the free [[current density]], and <math>\rho</math> denotes the free [[electric charge density]].
In the language of [[Exterior Calculus]], Maxwell's equations can be rewritten much more compactly as:
:<math>\mathrm{d}\bold{F}=0</math>
:<math>\mathrm{d} * {\bold{F}}=\bold{J}</math>
where '''d''' is [[exterior derivative]] operator, '''*''' is the [[Hodge star]] operator, and '''F''' is the force exerted upon a charged particle by the electric field and magnetic field.
[[Category:Physics]]
== References ==
<references />