Ok say that I want to approximate the force by considering the magnet and the steel ball are point dipoles, what are the actual m1 and m2 values and how are they calculated?
r is just the distance between these two dipoles so if I can get the other two values, will I have an approximate force?
Oh right I see, so momentum isn't conserved in this system?
I've looked at many other websites on this and some say momentum is conserved so I'm quite confused.
Hi, I've come across this website before and just gives explanations to do with Kinetic Energy and not momentum. I'm specifically asking how momentum is conserved in this system.
Thanks!
I've seen a couple of equations on Wikipedia and other sites and all of them are different. I need an equation as I want to specifically calculate the force between a magnet and a steel ball.
The equations I've seen is this one here...
Homework Statement
So for those who aren't familiar with the Gauss Gun here is a video demonstrating its function:
As you can see in the video, a steel ball is rolled towards a sequence of magnets and other steel balls and as the incoming ball strikes the magnet, the ball on the other end...