Definition:Magnetomotive Force
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Definition
Magnetomotive force is the property of certain substances or phenomena that give rise to magnetic fields.
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Symbol
- $\FF$
The usual symbol used to denote magnetomotive force is $\FF$.
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \FF
.
Dimension
Magnetomotive force has the dimension $\mathsf I$.
Units
The SI unit of magnetomotive force is the ampere turn.
In the CGS unrationalised electromagnetic system, the unit of magnetomotive force is the gilbert.
Conversion Factors
\(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | ampere turn | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 4 \pi \times 10^{-1}\) | gilbert (or e.m.u. of magnetomotive force) | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 3 \times 10^{-6}\) | e.s.u. of magnetomotive force |
Also see
- Results about magnetomotive force can be found here.
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