Biot-Savart law
noun
Biot-Sa·vart law
¦bēˌōsə¦vär-,
¦byōsə-
: a statement in electromagnetism: the magnetic intensity at any point due to a steady current in an infinitely long straight wire is directly proportional to the current and inversely proportional to the distance from point to wire compare ampere's law
Word History
Etymology
after Jean B. Biot †1862 French mathematician and Félix Savart †1841 French physician & physicist