Abstract
We know that there exists a force between currents. This phenomenon is similar to the Coulomb force between electric charges. Hence, we can presume that currents also make some field in space similar to the electric field made by electric charges. This field is called the magnetic field.
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Matsushita, T. (2014). Steady Current. In: Electricity and Magnetism. Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54526-2_5
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