Definition of "self-inductance" [self-inductance]

• The ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries. Also called coefficient of self-induction. (noun)

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• "The correlation between mutual inductance and self-inductance results from the equations (5.13) and (5.15.) with L = N2/Rm we have M2 = k2L1L2"
• "The latter equation indicates that, in a current-carrying coil, an electromotive force is induced by the magnetic flux associated with the current in the coil; the magnitude of the electromotive force is proportional to the rate of current change DI/Dt. The proportionality factor is called inductance L (more precisely self-inductance)."
• "Laws of induction, self-inductance, mutual inductance."