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John Henry Poynting John Henry Poynting Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (9 September 185230 March 1914) was an English physicist. He was the first professor of physics at Mason Science College from 1880 to 1900, and then the successor institution, the University ...

(1852–1914), a British physicist, after whom are named: **

Poynting vector In physics, the Poynting vector (or Umov–Poynting vector) represents the directional energy flux (the energy transfer per unit area, per unit time) or '' power flow'' of an electromagnetic field. The SI unit of the Poynting vector is the wat ...

, a representation of the energy flux of an electromagnetic field **

Poynting's theorem In electrodynamics, Poynting's theorem is a statement of conservation of energy for electromagnetic fields that was developed by British physicist John Henry Poynting. It states that in a given volume, the stored energy changes at a rate given by ...

on conservation of energy in electromagnetic field **

Poynting (lunar crater) Poynting is a large Lunar craters, lunar impact crater located on the Far side (Moon), far side of the Moon. It is located to the north-northwest of the walled plain Hertzsprung (crater), Hertzsprung, with the crater Fersman (crater), Fersman i ...

, crater on the Moon **

Poynting (Martian crater) Poynting may refer to: * John Henry Poynting (1852–1914), a British physicist, after whom are named: ** Poynting vector, a representation of the energy flux of an electromagnetic field ** Poynting's theorem on conservation of energy in electroma ...

, crater on Mars **

11063 Poynting Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number) * One of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith *''Eleven'', ...

, a main-belt asteroid

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