Electromagnetics refers to the scientific study of interacting electric and magnetic fields. Synonyms for this term include electromagnetic physics, electromagnetism, and electric optics. Electromagnetic physics refers to the physical principles and laws governing the behavior of electric and magnetic fields, while electromagnetism is the study of the interaction between electrically charged particles and magnetic fields. Electric optics is the branch of electromagnetics that deals with the study of light, and how it is manipulated and transmitted through electric and magnetic fields. All of these terms are closely related and are used interchangeably in the study of electromagnetics.