Maxwell's Equations and Light Waves

Maxwell's equations bring electricity, magnetism, and light together in one electromagnetic theory. James Clerk Maxwell was a major nineteenth-century physicist, and his work helped shape modern physics. He also made important contributions to the kinetic theory of gases, color vision, and the study of Saturn's rings.

All basic interactions of electromagnetism can be explained in terms of four fundamental equations called Maxwell's equations, which were combined by Maxwell.

The first equation is Gauss's law of electrostatics, which states that the net electric flux through any closed surface equals the net charge enclosed by the surface divided by the ...