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Ampere (disambiguation)

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Ampere can refer to:

André-Marie Ampère The person, early 19th century French physicist and mathematician.
Ampere (unit) SI unit of electric current named for André-Marie Ampère.

Several specific topics also bear Ampere's name:

Ampere's equation Force between two electric-current-carrying wires.
Ampere's law Integral relation between magnetic field and current (forerunner of Maxwell equation).
Ampere's rule Right-hand rule for effect of electric current on compass needle.