Maxwell's equations: Difference between revisions
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
No edit summary |
Jack Phoenix (talk | contribs) m (fix) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
The modern set of Maxwell's equations is: | The modern set of Maxwell's equations is: | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Gauss' Law|Gauss' law]] | *[[Wikipedia:Gauss' Law|Gauss' law]] | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Gauss's law for magnetism|Gauss's law for magnetism]] | *[[Wikipedia:Gauss's law for magnetism|Gauss's law for magnetism]] | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Faraday's law of induction|Faraday's law of induction]] | *[[Wikipedia:Faraday's law of induction|Faraday's law of induction]] | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Ampère's circuital law|Ampère's circuital law]] - with Maxwell's incorporation of displacement current | *[[Wikipedia:Ampère's circuital law|Ampère's circuital law]] - with Maxwell's incorporation of displacement current | ||
The Lorentz force law, which was actually derived by Maxwell, must be added to the above four Maxwell's equations to complete the laws of classical electromagnetism. | The Lorentz force law, which was actually derived by Maxwell, must be added to the above four Maxwell's equations to complete the laws of classical electromagnetism. | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
The [[UNSC]] possesses a far superior understanding of these laws than the [[Covenant]], which has led to more efficient modifications of Covenant weaponry by [[Cortana|UNSC personnel]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', pg. 172</ref> | The [[UNSC]] possesses a far superior understanding of these laws than the [[Covenant]], which has led to more efficient modifications of Covenant weaponry by [[Cortana|UNSC personnel]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', pg. 172</ref> | ||
==Sources== | |||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:Physics]] | [[Category:Physics]] | ||
Revision as of 18:13, May 9, 2008
In classical electromagnetism, Maxwell's equations are a set of four partial differential equations that describe the properties of the electric and magnetic fields and relate them to their sources, charge density and current density. Maxwell used the equations to show that light is an electromagnetic wave. The modern set of Maxwell's equations is:
- Gauss' law
- Gauss's law for magnetism
- Faraday's law of induction
- Ampère's circuital law - with Maxwell's incorporation of displacement current
The Lorentz force law, which was actually derived by Maxwell, must be added to the above four Maxwell's equations to complete the laws of classical electromagnetism.
The UNSC possesses a far superior understanding of these laws than the Covenant, which has led to more efficient modifications of Covenant weaponry by UNSC personnel.[1]
Sources
- ^ Halo: First Strike, pg. 172
