Poynting theorem

/ (ˈpɔɪntɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the theorem that the rate of flow of electromagnetic energy through unit area is equal to the Poynting vector, i.e. the cross product of the electric and magnetic field intensities

Origin of Poynting theorem

1
C19: named after John Henry Poynting (1852–1914), English physicist

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