Definition:Magnetic Field

Definition

A magnetic field is a vector field that gives rise to a force on a moving electric charge perpendicular to both the velocity of the charge and the direction of the magnetic field.

Also see

• Definition:Magnetic Flux
• Definition:Magnetic Flux Density
• Definition:Magnetic Field Strength

• Definition:Electric Field

• Results about magnetic fields can be found here.

Sources

• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): magnetic field