Electromagnetism & Electronics
11 terms
Magnetic Dipole
The basic magnetic structure created by a closed circulating current loop or intrinsic particle spin, possessing North and South magnetic…
Electromagnetism & ElectronicsMagnetic Dipole Moment
A vector quantity determining the torque experienced by a magnetic dipole when placed in an external magnetic field.
Electromagnetism & ElectronicsMagnetic Field
A vector field generated by moving electric charges, electric currents, or intrinsic magnetic moments that exerts magnetic forces on other…
Electromagnetism & ElectronicsMagnetic Flux
The measure of the total magnetic field passing normally through a specified surface area.
Electromagnetism & ElectronicsMagnetic Hysteresis
The lagging of magnetization behind the applied magnetizing field in ferromagnetic materials during cyclic magnetization.
Electromagnetism & ElectronicsMagnetic Permeability
A material property measuring the degree to which a medium supports and concentrates magnetic flux inside itself when subjected to a…
Electromagnetism & ElectronicsMagnetic Susceptibility
A dimensionless material property measuring the degree of magnetization induced in a material per unit applied magnetic field strength.
Electromagnetism & ElectronicsMaxwell's Equations
The set of four fundamental partial differential equations that unify electricity, magnetism, and optics into classical electrodynamics.
Electromagnetism & ElectronicsMOSFET
A Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor that uses an insulated gate voltage to control current flow through an underlying…
Electromagnetism & ElectronicsMoving Coil Galvanometer, Ammeter & Voltmeter
An electromechanical instrument that measures small currents using magnetic torque on a pivoted coil, converted to an ammeter or voltmeter…
Electromagnetism & ElectronicsMutual Inductance
The induction of an electromotive force in a secondary circuit loop caused by a time-varying current in an adjacent primary circuit loop.