Electric field

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Electromagnetism

Electricity · Magnetism
Electrostatics Electric charge • Coulomb's law • Electric field • Electric flux • Gauss's law • Electric potential energy • Electric potential • Electrostatic induction • Electric dipole moment • Polarization density
Magnetostatics Ampère's law • Electric current • Magnetic field • Magnetization • Magnetic flux • Biot–Savart law • Magnetic dipole moment • Gauss's law for magnetism
Electrodynamics Lorentz force law • emf • Electromagnetic induction • Faraday’s law • Lenz's law • Displacement current • Maxwell's equations • EM field • Electromagnetic radiation • Liénard–Wiechert potential • Maxwell tensor • Eddy current
Electrical Network Electrical conduction • Electrical resistance • Capacitance • Inductance • Impedance • Resonant cavities • Waveguides
Covariant formulation Electromagnetic tensor • EM Stress-energy tensor • Four-current • Electromagnetic four-potential
Scientists Ampère • Coulomb • Faraday • Gauss • Heaviside • Henry • Hertz • Lorentz • Maxwell • Tesla • Volta • Weber • Ørsted
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Electric fields are produced around objects that have electrical charge. Negatively charged objects are drawn to electric fields, while positively charged objects are pushed away from electric fields.