Use the nonrelativistic moving-conductor Ohm law in the formThe Maxwell equations give Faraday's law of induction, . For a nonmagnetic conductor with constant permeability , the quasistatic Ampere-Maxwell law gives . This step neglects displacement current, requiring it to be small compared with conduction current; nonrelativistic velocity alone is not the complete justification.
For spatially uniform scalar electrical conductivity ,Apply the identity and Gauss's law for magnetism, . The resistive induction equation isThe first term transports and deforms the magnetic field with the moving fluid; the second diffuses it. The magnetic diffusivity has units , so both terms have units tesla per second. No assumption of incompressible flow was needed. If varies spatially, the conductivity-gradient term in magnetic induction, , must also be retained.