Ampère-Maxwell Law

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This proof is about Ampère-Maxwell Law. For other uses, see Ampère's Law.

Theorem

Let $\mathbf B$ be a magnetic field due to a steady current $I$ flowing through a wire $s$.

Then:

$\ds \oint \mathbf B \cdot \rd \mathbf l = \mu_0 I$

where:

the line integral is taken around a closed path
$\d \mathbf l$ is an infinitesimal vector associated with $s$
$\mu_0$ denotes the vacuum permeability.

That is, the line integral of $\mathbf B$ through the area enclosed by the closed path is equal to $\mu_0 I$.


Proof



Also known as

The Ampère-Maxwell Law is also known as Ampère's Circuital Law.


Also see


Source of Name

This entry was named for André-Marie Ampère and James Clerk Maxwell.