electromagnetic field

Also known as EM field, EMF, electromagnetic fields

physical field produced by electrically charged objects

AI overview

An electromagnetic field is a physical field created by electrically charged objects that surrounds them in space. It matters because it's the fundamental force responsible for how charged particles interact with each other and with light, making it essential to understanding everything from electricity and magnetism to how atoms hold together.

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Within Vinony's link graph, electromagnetic field is referenced by 763 other articles, and connects out to light, ultraviolet radiation and electromagnetic radiation.

It is catalogued under the topic Electromagnetism.

Its subject is documented across 77 Wikipedia language editions.

Research

37,867 papers

Veterinary applications of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy.ReviewResearch in veterinary science · 2018Gaynor JS, Hagberg S, Gurfein BTDOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2018.05.005
Electromagnetic field and cardiovascular diseases: A state-of-the-art review of diagnostic, therapeutic, and predictive values.ReviewFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2023Wang Y, Zhao ZG, Chai Z et al.DOI: 10.1096/fj.202300201RR
Electromagnetic field and brain development.ReviewJournal of chemical neuroanatomy · 2016Kaplan S, Deniz OG, Önger ME et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2015.11.005
Electromagnetic field therapy in cardiovascular diseases: A review of patents, clinically effective devices, and mechanism of therapeutic effects.ReviewTrends in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Soltani D, Samimi S, Vasheghani-Farahani A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.10.006
The use of the electromagnetic field in microbial process bioengineering.ReviewAdvances in applied microbiology · 2022Jabłońska J, Dubrowska K, Gliźniewicz M et al.DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2022.08.002
Electromagnetic field exposure as a plausible approach to enhance the proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in clinically relevant scenarios.ReviewJournal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2022Hamid HA, Sarmadi VH, Prasad V et al.DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B2100443
The Impact of the Low Frequency of the Electromagnetic Field on Human.ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology · 2020Diab KADOI: 10.1007/5584_2019_420
Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF)-Physiological Response and Its Potential in Trauma Treatment.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023Flatscher J, Pavez Loriè E, Mittermayr R et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411239

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Encyclopedic overview

An electromagnetic field (also EM field) is a physical field, varying in space and time, that represents the electric and magnetic influences generated by and acting upon electric charges. The field at any point in space and time can be regarded as a combination of an electric field and a magnetic field. Because of the interrelationship between the fields, a disturbance in the electric field can create a disturbance in the magnetic field which in turn affects the electric field, leading to an oscillation that propagates through space, known as an electromagnetic wave.

Mathematically, the electromagnetic field is a pair of vector fields consisting of one vector for the electric field and one for the magnetic field at each point in space. The vectors may change over time and space in accordance with Maxwell's equations. The vectors are subject to the rules of special relativity; different observers may determine different vectors.

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