Right-hand screw rule
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The right-hand screw rule, also known as corkscrew rule, associates the direction of an electric current with the direction of the magnetic force lines circling the current, see Ampère's equation.
The corkscrew rule is depicted in the photograph, where the corkscrew is rotated downward into the cork. When the electric current runs downward parallel to the corkscrew, the magnetic forces line are directed along the green line in the photograph.