Field strength (theoretical physics)

For the vector-field magnitude, see Field strength.

In theoretical physics, field strength is another name for the curvature form. For the electromagnetic field, the curvature form is an antisymmetric matrix whose elements are the electric field and magnetic field: the electromagnetic tensor.

See also

Field strength tensor

References

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