Investigation on the Role of the Maxwell Equations in the Physics
Yao Li-ping · Luoyang Shifan Xueyuan xuebao · 2010
The formation of the Maxwell equations and the prediction of the electromagnetic wave have promoted the development of the physics and perfected the electromagnetic theory;The Maxwell equations established the universal relations between the electric field,the charge,the current and the magnetic field,and revealed the essence of electromagnetic phenomenon.On the basis of Maxwell equations,this paper deduced eleven basic laws related to electromagnetic theory.These laws are Coulomb's law,Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction,law of Biot-Savart-Laplace,Ampare theorem and so on.It indicated that the Maxwell equations are the foundation stone of physics.Therefore,Maxwell equations are the general principles of electromagnetic theory,and they have crucial status in physics.