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The classical theory of electric and magnetic fields, charges, currents, radiation, and their Maxwell–Lorentz dynamics.
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Classical electromagnetism is a relativistic classical field theory.
A more specific theory, model, entity class, or regime is obtained by restricting or extending the scope of a broader framework.
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The electromagnetic field is the dynamical field of classical electromagnetism.
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The Lorentz force law supplies the classical charged-particle equation within Maxwell–Lorentz electrodynamics.
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Maxwell equations supply the field equations of classical electromagnetism.
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Ørsted’s result showed that electricity and magnetism were dynamically connected and launched the experimental program culminating in classical electromagnetism.
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Maxwell electrodynamics is recovered for suitable coherent states, weak quantum fluctuations, and classical sources; radiative quantum corrections are neglected.
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Electrostatics neglects time dependence and induction/radiation effects for stationary or quasistatic configurations.
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The experiments established electromagnetic radiation as a physical field phenomenon.
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