"Poynting vector" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Poynting vectors [plural]
Etymology: After English physicist John Henry Poynting (1852–1914). Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Poynting vector}} Poynting vector (plural Poynting vectors)
  1. (electromagnetism) The vector obtained in the direction of a right-hand screw from the cross product (vector product) of the electric field vector rotated into the magnetic field vector of an electromagnetic wave. Note: The Poynting vector, with transmission media parameters and constants, gives the irradiance and direction of propagation of the electromagnetic wave. Mathematically: ⃑P=⃑E×⃑H. Categories (topical): Electromagnetism Related terms: Poynting theorem

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