Magnetic current
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Magnetic current is, nominally, a current composed of moving magnetic monopoles. It has the unit volt. The usual symbol for magnetic current is , which is analogous to for electric current. Magnetic currents produce an electric field analogously to the production of a magnetic field by electric currents. Magnetic current density, which has the unit V/m2 (volt per square meter), is usually represented by the symbols and .[lower-alpha 1] The superscripts indicate total and impressed magnetic current density.[1] The impressed currents are the energy sources. In many useful cases, a distribution of electric charge can be mathematically replaced by an equivalent distribution of magnetic current. This artifice can be used to simplify some electromagnetic field problems.[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] It is possible to use both electric current densities and magnetic current densities in the same analysis.[4]: 138
The direction of the electric field produced by magnetic currents is determined by the left-hand rule (opposite direction as determined by the right-hand rule) as evidenced by the negative sign in the equation[1]