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, and was established by the IEC in 1930.

1 maxwell = 1 gauss * cm² = 10⁻⁸ weber

In a magnetic field of strength one gauss, one maxwell is the total flux across a surface of one square centimetre perpendicular to the field.

See also

• James Clerk Maxwell
• Maxwell's equations

Units of magnetic flux | CGS units

Maxwell (Einheit) | Maxwell (unité) | Maxwell (unità di misura) | Maxwell (eenheid) | マクスウェル (単位) | Makswel | Maxwell | Максвелл (единица измерения)