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Electromagnetism vs Electrodynamics - What's the difference?

electromagnetism | electrodynamics |

As nouns the difference between electromagnetism and electrodynamics

is that electromagnetism is a unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) its gauge boson is the photon while electrodynamics is (physics) the phenomena associated with moving electric charges, and their interaction with electric and magnetic fields; the study of these phenomena.

electromagnetism

English

(wikipedia electromagnetism)

Noun

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  • A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.
  • Electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study.

    • Synonyms

    * (field of study) electromagnetics

    Derived terms

    * gravitoelectromagnetism

    See also

    * (quotelite) * (versity)

    electrodynamics

    English

    (wikipedia electrodynamics)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (physics) The phenomena associated with moving electric charges, and their interaction with electric and magnetic fields; the study of these phenomena.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Michael Riordan , title=Tackling Infinity , volume=100, issue=1, page=86 , magazine= citation , passage=Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.}}