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The magnetic field in space around an electric current is proportional to the electric

current which serves as its source, just as the electric field in space is proportional to
the chargewhich serves as its source. Ampere's Law states that for any closed loop
path, the sum of the length elements times the magnetic field in the direction of the
length element is equal to the permeability times the electric current enclosed in the
loop.

In the electric case, the relation of field to source is quantified in Gauss's Law which
is a very powerful tool for calculating electric fields.
In physics (particularly in electromagnetism) the Lorentz force is the combination of electric and
magnetic force on a point charge due to electromagnetic fields. A particle of charge q moving with velocity v in
the presence of an electric field E and a magnetic field B experiences a force
In physics, specifically electromagnetism, the Biot–Savart law (/ˈbiːoʊ səˈvɑːr/ or /ˈbjoʊ səˈvɑːr/)[1] is an
equation describing the magnetic field generated by an electric current. It relates the magnetic field to the
magnitude, direction, length, and proximity of the electric current. The law is valid in the magnetostatic
approximation, and is consistent with both Ampère's circuital law and Gauss's law for magnetism.[2] It is named
after Jean-Baptiste Biot and Félix Savart who discovered this relationship in 1820.
he direction of current induced in a conductor by a changing magnetic field due to Faraday's law of
induction will be such that it will create a magnetic field that opposes the change that produced it.

Lenz's law is shown by the negative sign in Faraday's law of induction:

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