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AMPERE RULE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetism
DEF

[A rule that] states that the magnetomotive force generated by a current in a wire appears clockwise to an observer looking in the direction of the current.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électromagnétisme
DEF

Un observateur fictif, couché le long du fil de manière que le courant lui entre par les pieds et lui sorte par la tête voit le champ en A dirigé vers sa gauche.

CONT

Ampère [...] établit la relation mathématique donnant l'orientation et l'intensité du champ créé par [le] courant [électrique] (règle d'Ampère).

Spanish

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