- Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction states that a changing magnetic field induces an electromotive force (emf) in a nearby conductor. The induced emf is proportional to the rate of change of the magnetic flux through the conductor.
- Lenz's law describes the direction of the induced current: the induced current will flow in the direction that opposes the change producing it.
- Maxwell modified Ampere's law to account for displacement current in capacitors, leading to the complete Ampere-Maxwell law. This was a key step toward unifying electricity, magnetism, and light.