Talk:Magnetic flux
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[edit] Proof
The given "proof" that the flux through a closed surface being zero seems backward. It starts from a vector potential A with curl A = B and then proves that div B = 0. In reality it is just the opposite. One of Maxwells laws states that div B = 0. As a consequence there is a vector potential A with curl A = B. −Woodstone 21:42, 2005 Apr 9 (UTC)
[edit] adds and removed
- I added the reference to Maxwell's equations because of that, but it is still unsatisfying. Lemme see how it can be reworded. --Laura Scudder 23:32, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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- I just removed the reference to the vector potential since it has no direct connection to discussion. --Laura Scudder 23:43, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Equations need revamping
This page needs to have variables explained better. I added some explanation, but others I'm not sure how to expand on. Also, am I right that B (the magnetic flux density) is the same thing as a "magnetic field" ? If so that should be noted, because both terms are common.
[edit] "Layman"
The article states that:
- Magnetic flux density, otherwise known as magnetic field density, is essentially what the layman knows as a magnetic field
It's also what pretty much every physicist knows as the magnetic field, and authors like Jackson and Griffith concur on such usage. So I think "the layman" here is a bit misleading. --Starwed 13:08, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
