magnetostatics
Noun
Meaning
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magnetostatics (uncountable)
(physics) The study of static magnetic fields.
Examples
The behaviour of electric and magnetic fields, whether in cases of electrostatics, magnetostatics, or electrodynamics (electromagnetic fields), is governed by Maxwell's equations.
Electrostatics deals with electric charges at rest, electrodynamics with moving charges, and magnetostatics with magnetic poles at rest.