7 Magnetostatics

Magnetostatics is the theory of the magnetic field in conditions in which its behavior is independent of electric fields, including

The word ending “-statics” refers to the fact that these aspects of electromagnetic theory can be developed by assuming that the sources of the magnetic field are time-invariant; we might say that magnetostatics is the study of the magnetic field at DC. However, many aspects of magnetostatics are applicable at “AC” as well.

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