electrodynamics
noun
elec·tro·dy·nam·ics
i-ˌlek-trō-dī-ˈna-miks 
plural in form but singular in construction
: a branch of physics that deals with the effects arising from the interactions of electric currents with magnets, with other currents, or with themselves
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Newton’s laws of motion and gravity, Maxwell’s equations of electrodynamics, Einstein’s relativity theories and the Schrödinger and Dirac equations that implement quantum theory all obey that principle.
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Frank Wilczek, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
But in recent years knot theory has again become an applied area of mathematics, as scientists use ideas from knot theory to investigate fluid dynamics, electrodynamics, knotted molecules such as DNA and so on.
—Quanta Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022
Instead, the researchers’ theoretical models, which ponder the possibility of microscopic wormholes, draw from three theories to harness the power of elementary particles: relativity theory, quantum theory, and electrodynamics.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2022
What’s the biggest difference between collective electrodynamics and the classical approach?
—Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2022
There have been several successful biographies of Erwin Schrödinger, the Nobel Prize winning scientist who contributed impressively to quantum physics, chemistry, electrodynamics, molecular biology, and color theory.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 17 May 2022
Instead, their theoretical models, which ponder the possibility of microscopic wormholes, draw from three theories to harness the power of elementary particles: relativity theory, quantum theory, and electrodynamics.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 11 Mar. 2021
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Frank Wilczek, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
But in recent years knot theory has again become an applied area of mathematics, as scientists use ideas from knot theory to investigate fluid dynamics, electrodynamics, knotted molecules such as DNA and so on.
—Quanta Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022
Instead, the researchers’ theoretical models, which ponder the possibility of microscopic wormholes, draw from three theories to harness the power of elementary particles: relativity theory, quantum theory, and electrodynamics.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2022
What’s the biggest difference between collective electrodynamics and the classical approach?
—Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2022
There have been several successful biographies of Erwin Schrödinger, the Nobel Prize winning scientist who contributed impressively to quantum physics, chemistry, electrodynamics, molecular biology, and color theory.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 17 May 2022
Instead, their theoretical models, which ponder the possibility of microscopic wormholes, draw from three theories to harness the power of elementary particles: relativity theory, quantum theory, and electrodynamics.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 11 Mar. 2021
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1822, in the meaning defined above
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