On Physical Lines of Force

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"On Physical Lines of Force" is an 1861–62 series of papers by James Clerk Maxwell that introduced the field concept and laid the foundations for classical electromagnetic theory.

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instanceOf scientific paper ⓘ
series of papers ⓘ
author James Clerk Maxwell ⓘ
authorBirthYear 1831 ⓘ
authorDeathYear 1879 ⓘ
authorName James Clerk Maxwell ⓘ
authorOccupation physicist ⓘ
buildsOnConcept Faraday's lines of force ⓘ
citedAsPrecursorOf modern field theory ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
describes electric lines of force ⓘ
magnetic lines of force ⓘ
propagation of electromagnetic effects ⓘ
discipline physics ⓘ
field electromagnetism ⓘ
hasImpactOn field theory in physics ⓘ
unification of electricity and magnetism ⓘ
hasPart Part I ⓘ
Part II ⓘ
Part III ⓘ
Part IV ⓘ
historicalPeriod Victorian era ⓘ
influenced electrical engineering ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
influencedBy Michael Faraday ⓘ
introducedConcept electromagnetic field ⓘ
field concept in physics ⓘ
laidFoundationFor Maxwell's equations ⓘ
classical electromagnetism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject classical electromagnetic theory ⓘ
notableFor introducing the physical field concept ⓘ
providing a mechanical analogy for electromagnetic phenomena ⓘ
originalMedium print ⓘ
originalPublisherType scientific journal ⓘ
proposes mechanical model of the electromagnetic field ⓘ
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
publicationEndYear 1862 ⓘ
publicationStartYear 1861 ⓘ
publicationStatus peer-reviewed ⓘ
publishedIn Philosophical Magazine ⓘ
relatedWork A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field ⓘ
subdiscipline electrodynamics ⓘ
typeOfWork theoretical physics paper ⓘ
usesModel mechanical ether model ⓘ

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