Biot-Savart law

noun

Biot-Sa·​vart law

¦bēˌōsə¦vär-,

¦byōsə-

: a statement in electromagnetism: the magnetic intensity at any point due to a steady current in an infinitely long straight wire is directly proportional to the current and inversely proportional to the distance from point to wire compare ampere's law

Word History

Etymology

after Jean B. Biot †1862 French mathematician and Félix Savart †1841 French physician & physicist

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