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Ørsted's experiment

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A nearby compass needle changes direction when a wire carries an electric current. Reversing the current or exchanging above/below positions reverses the magnetic action, connecting electric currents with magnetic fields. The long-wire idealization has B=μ0​I/(2πr) and circular orientation given by the right-hand rule.

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  • Hans Christian Ørsted
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