Magnetic field Magnet-Lexicon Glossary

magnetic field In the Coulomb case, the field points directly toward or away from the point charge Put another way, if the source charge is at the origin,

All magnetic objects produce invisible lines of force that extend between the poles of the object Earth is similar to a giant bar magnet with magnetic field battlefield The Earth's magnetic field is generated in the fluid outer core by a self-exciting dynamo process Electrical currents flowing in the slowly moving molten iron