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by JPLeRouzic 1 day ago
Please, what does that mean for Maxwell equations? For electromagnetism?

(Wikipedia redirects Maxwell's conjecture to Maxwell equations).

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The Maxwell conjecture is a toy problem. The existence or nonexistence of a bound on the number of equilibrium points in an electrostatic arrangement of point charges doesn’t change much. I say that as an EE but not a specialist in electromagnetism.
> what does that mean for Maxwell equations?

Nothing. They're still just as valid as they were before.

> For electromagnetism?

In practical terms, nothing significant. It's not going to change how anyone builds devices that use electromagnetism.