Maxwell’s Early Unitary View of Electricity and Fluid Mechanics

In young Maxwell’s eyes, electricity, magnetism and fluid mechanics present analogies that let the first be mathematically grasped in a unitary way similarly to the latter. This entry sketches the first steps of James Clerk Maxwell’s unitary view of electromagnetism and fluid mechanics, with long-la...

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Main Authors: Giulia Tripodi, Giuseppe Ruta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Encyclopedia
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/4/1/2