In physics, current density in general is a measure of the density of flow of a conserved charge, in other words flux of the charge

(sometimes used synonymously ). As such the term "current density" can also be applied to other conserved qua ntities, like mass, energy, chemical concentration, etc.[1] In the context of electromagnetism, and related fields in solid state physics, c ondensed matter physics etc., the charge is electric charge, in which case the a ssociated current density is the electric current per unit area of cross section . It is defined as a vector whose magnitude is the electric current per cross-se ctional area. In SI units, the electric current density is measured in amperes p er square metre