Skip to main content

Fundamental Terms of Electric and Magnetic Fields

  • Chapter
Field Theory Concepts
  • 545 Accesses

Abstract

Depending on the point of view, a field can be thought of as

a scalar or vector function of space,

a volume holding energy,or

a finite or infinite set whose elements are assigned unique values of a certain quantity, for example the point continuum of the Euclidian space, etc.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1988 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Schwab, A.J. (1988). Fundamental Terms of Electric and Magnetic Fields. In: Field Theory Concepts. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48941-9_1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48941-9_1

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-48943-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-48941-9

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics