Faraday tensor

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Etymology

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Named after Michael Faraday (1791–1867), an English scientist.

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Faraday tensor (plural Faraday tensors)

  1. (physics) A second rank, four dimensional, antisymmetric tensor which may be expressed as a four-by-four array containing the components of the electric field and the magnetic field.

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