electromagnetic field

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. the coupled electric and magnetic fields that are generated by time-varying currents and accelerated charges.

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electromagnetic field British  

noun

1. a field of force associated with a moving electric charge equivalent to an electric field and a magnetic field at right angles to each other and to the direction of propagation

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Example Sentences

One especially promising structure is the toroidal vortex of light, which forms a ring where the electromagnetic field curves back on itself into a stable, donut-like shape.

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Instead of relying on a single measurement, they scanned the pulse across multiple positions and time points to reconstruct how the electromagnetic field evolved.

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For example, researchers interested in measuring how an electromagnetic field changes from place to place can use entangled atomic spins that are physically separated.

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Together with colleagues at the LKB, the team studied how to minimize uncertainty when using entangled clouds to measure the spatial structure of an electromagnetic field.

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They do not change unless the symmetry of the entire material is altered, either by reshaping the crystal itself or by applying an electromagnetic field.

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