The Field Equations of Electromagnetism

Maxwell’s Equations: A Summary

MAXWELL’S EQUATIONS IN SI UNITS
	In Vaccuo			In Matter
	Integral Form	Differential Form		Integral Form		Differential Form
Gauss’ Law for Electric Fields
Gauss’ Law for Magnetic Fields
Faraday’s Law
The Ampere-Maxwell Law
Constitutive Relations
Primary Source (SI)	Fleisch, Daniel, A Student’s Guide to Maxwell’s Equations, Cambridge University Press (New York: 2008)
Primary Source (CGS)	Stevens, Charles F., The Six Core Theories of Modern Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge: 1995)
Secondary Sources	Griffiths, David J., Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3^rd ed., Prentice-Hall, Inc. (New Jersey: 1999) (#see discussion of impressed forces on page 285)			Becker, Richard, Electromagnetic Fields and Interactions, Dover Publications, Inc. (New York: 1982) (*see discussion of impressed forces on pages 149-155.

The Field Equations of Electromagnetism

Maxwell’s Equations: A Summary

MAXWELL’S EQUATIONS IN CGS UNITS
	In Vaccuo				In Matter
	Integral Form		Differential Form		Integral Form			Differential Form
Gauss’ Law for Electric Fields
Gauss’ Law for Magnetic Fields
Faraday’s Law
The Ampere-Maxwell Law
Constitutive Relations
Tensor Form of Maxwell’s Equations

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