Physics · Glossary

What is Magnetic field lines?

Also known as: magnetic field line

Definition 15.3 High School Physics · Chapter 15 — Magnetism and Magnetic Fields

Magnetic field lines are curves tangent to B\vect B, crowding where the field is strong. Outside a magnet they run from north pole to south; unlike electric field lines they have no ends: each closes through the magnet’s body.

Field lines of a bar magnet: out of N, into S, closed through the body. A compass placed anywhere settles along the line through it.
Field lines of a bar magnet: out of N, into S, closed through the body. A compass placed anywhere settles along the line through it.
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