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• a variation of Maxwell's field equations.

Maxwell's equations

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1. Four equations that contain the basic laws governing electricity and magnetism, and thus play a role in the study of electricity and magnetism analogous to that of Newton's laws of motion in mechanics.

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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

The unification of electricity, magnetism and light in Maxwell’s equations is a highlight of any good physics degree.

From Nature ● Apr. 15, 2019

Maxwell’s prediction of electromagnetic waves resulted from his formulation of a complete and symmetric theory of electricity and magnetism, known as Maxwell’s equations.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

In my model I introduced a current like this and allowed it to oscillate, and Maxwell’s equations dictated how the resulting electromagnetic waves flow.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 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