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THE ELECTRIC FIELD.

are crowded together between the conductors, and the magnetic
field consists of eccentric circles surrounding the conductors, as
shown by the drawn lines ih Fig. 9.

An electrostatic, or, as more properly called, dielectric field, issues
from the conductors, that is, a dielectric flux passes between the
conductors, which is measured by the number of lines of dielectric
force "*\ With a single conductor, the lines of dielectric force are
radial straight lines, as shown dotted in Fig. 8. By the return
conductor, they are crowded together between the conductors,
and form arcs of circles, passing from conductor to return conduc-
tor, as shown dotted in Fig. 9,

Fig. 9,'— Kleetrie Field of Circuit.

The¹ magnetic and the dielectric field of the conductors both are
included in the term electric field, and are the two components of
the electric field of the conductor,

8, The magnetic*, field or magnetic Jlux of the* circuit, #, is pro-
portional to the current,'/, with a proportionality factor, L, which
is called the inductance of the circuit.

* « Li* (1)

The magnetic field represents stored energy to. To produce it,
power, p, must therefore be supplied by the circuit,

Since power is current timew voltage:

p - «'f, (2)

* ti<f>, If the flux $ Interlinks the circuit n fold.



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	are crowded together between the conductors, and the magnetic field consists of eccentric circles surrounding the conductors, as shown by the drawn lines ih Fig. 9. An electrostatic, or, as more properly called, dielectric field, issues from the conductors, that is, a dielectric flux passes between the conductors, which is measured by the number of lines of dielectric force "*\ With a single conductor, the lines of dielectric force are radial straight lines, as shown dotted in Fig. 8. By the return conductor, they are crowded together between the conductors, and form arcs of circles, passing from conductor to return conduc- tor, as shown dotted in Fig. 9,



	Fig. 9,'— Kleetrie Field of Circuit. The¹ magnetic and the dielectric field of the conductors both are included in the term electric field, and are the two components of the electric field of the conductor, 8, The magnetic, field or magnetic Jlux* of the* circuit, #, is pro- portional to the current,'/, with a proportionality factor, L, which is called the inductance of the circuit. * « Li* (1) The magnetic field represents stored energy to. To produce it, power, p, must therefore be supplied by the circuit, Since power is current timew voltage: p - «'f, (2) * ti<f>, If the flux $ Interlinks the circuit n fold.