Maxwell's equations
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This large computing power was essential to solve Maxwell's equations and the equations of motion for electrons and positrons according to Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.
From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025
That though does not mean it is any less real than quantum mechanics or Maxwell’s equations.
From Scientific American • Feb. 1, 2020
The unification of electricity, magnetism and light in Maxwell’s equations is a highlight of any good physics degree.
From Nature • Apr. 15, 2019
Considerations of how Maxwell’s equations appear to different observers led to the modern theory of relativity, and the realization that electric and magnetic fields are different manifestations of the same thing.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Maxwell’s equations predicted that there could be wavelike disturbances in the combined electromagnetic field, and that these would travel at a fixed speed, like ripples on a pond.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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