Poynting vector (English, noun)
expansion: Poynting vector (plural Poynting vectors)
Senses:
topics: electrical-engineering
electromagnetism
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The vector obtained in the direction of a right-hand screw from the cross product (vector product) of the electric field vector rotated into the magnetic field vector of an electromagnetic wave. Note: The Poynting vector, with transmission media parameters and constants, gives the irradiance and direction of propagation of the electromagnetic wave. Mathematically: ⃑P=⃑E×⃑H.
Forms:
form: Poynting vectors
tags: plural