• DocumentCode
    1479596
  • Title

    Basic sources of electric and magnetic fields newly examined

  • Author

    Bennett, W. Scoff

  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    31
  • Lastpage
    35
  • Abstract
    The current element and the physical origins of its electric and magnetic fields are simply explained. In the course of the discussion, Coulomb´s law and the Biot-Savart law are extended to include the time-varying point sources that make up a current element.
  • Keywords
    electric current; electric fields; magnetic fields; Biot-Savart law; Coulomb´s law; Hertzian dipole; current element; differential dipole; doublet; electric fields; magnetic fields; physical origins; time-varying point sources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1045-9243
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/74.920016
  • Filename
    920016