Why direction of Ampere's Law follows right hand rule?

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Why direction of Ampere's Law follows right hand rule?

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Because we conventionally use a right-handed coordinate system.

In a left-handed coordinate system, it would follow a left-hand rule.

answered Jan 25 '15 at 12:54

Alfred Centauri

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