Science Common Sense

1477 - What is Maxwell's equation, which describes all electromagnetic phenomena.

Maxwell's equation is a set of four math rules that explain how electricity and magnetism work together. They help us understand things like:

  1. How electricity makes magnetism (Ampere's law)
  2. How magnetism makes electricity (Faraday's law)
  3. That light is a mix of electricity and magnetism (electromagnetic waves)
  4. That electricity charges have a special property that keeps them from moving into each other (Gauss's law)

These rules, discovered by James Clerk Maxwell, are really important in understanding how radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, and even sunlight behave.

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