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There is also the Poynting Vector [1] named after John H. Poynting [2] that "points" in the direction that electromagnetic energy is flowing. [1] https://en.wi
by radioactivist 6y ago
There is also the Poynting Vector [1] named after John H. Poynting [2] that "points" in the direction that electromagnetic energy is flowing.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poynting_vector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poynting_vector
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Poynting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Poynting
- JadeNB 6y agoSadly not quite in the same vein, but the Killing field seems rather vicious until you know it's just named after Wilhelm Killing. (EDIT: Sorry, I didn't notice klyrs mentioned it 2 hours ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23890735 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23890735 .)