Jabarkan Alternatively, some authors write dari Médan magnétik dalam bahasa sunda

where the vector direction is now associated with the current variable, instéad of the length variable. The two forms are equivalent.

If the wire is not straight but curved, the force on it can be computed by applying this formula to éach infinitesimal segment of wire, then adding up all these forces via integration.

The Lorentz force on a macroscopic current is often referred to as the Laplace force.