that relates the magnitude of the self induced voltage 
in the coil to the rate of change of current 
in the coil, through the equation
is: the quantity that relates the magnitude of the self induced voltage in the coil to the rate of change of current in the coil, through the equation
[P4.4, P4.5]
has as its SI unit: the henry (H), where 
[P4.4, P4.5]
often is abbreviated: to self inductance or inductance. [P4.4, P4.5]
See also self-induction and inductance.
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