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6.10: Flux

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Recall from Section 1.8 that we defined two extensive scalar quantities for the electric field

ΦE=EdA

and

ΦD=DdA

which I called the E-flux and the D-flux, respectively. In an entirely similar manner I can define the B-flux and H-flux of a magnetic field by

ΦB=BdA

and

ΦH=HdA

The SI unit of ΦB is the tesla metre-squared, or T m2, also called the weber Wb. A summary of the SI units and dimensions of the four fields and fluxes might not come amiss here.

E V m-1 MLT-2Q-1
D C m-2 L-2Q
B T MT-1Q-1
H A m-1 L-1T-1Q
ΦE V m ML3T-2Q-1
ΦD C Q
ΦB Wb ML2T-1Q-1
ΦH A m LT-1Q


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