Maxwell
The compound derived CGS unit, the maxwell, abbreviated as Mx, is the unit for the magnetic flux. The unit was previously called a line. The unit name honors James Clerk Maxwell, who presented the unified theory of electromagnetism.
In a magnetic field of strength one gauss, one maxwell is the total flux across a surface of one square centimeter perpendicular to the field.
Maxwell can also refer to:
- James Clerk Maxwell, 19th century Scottish physicist
- Robert Maxwell, politician and newspaper tycoon, and his controversial family
- The Maxwell automobile, an early 20th century brand of motor car
- Maxwell (musician), a Nu soul artist
- Maxwell, Texas, a place in the United States of America