Flux Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. Chaos

    Electric flux on non-orientable surfaces

    How to define and calculate electric flux on mobius strip or klein bottle?These surfaces are non-orientable, so I feel confused about that. Thanks for discussion and help.[emoji4]
  2. Fernando Valadares

    Electric flux density of oscillating electric charge

    Homework Statement The electric flux density in free space produced by an oscillating electric charge placed at the origin is given by \vec{D}=\hat{r}\frac{10^{-9}}{4\pi r^2}cos(wt-\beta r), \ \ where \ \beta=w \sqrt{\mu_0 \epsilon_0} Find the time-average charge that produces this electric...
  3. M

    Calculate photon flux at a distance from the source

    Homework Statement A 100W sodium lamp(lambda=589nm) radiates energy uniformly in all directions. (A) At what distance from the lamp will a totally absorbing screen absorb photons at the rate of 1.00 photon/cm2.s? (B) What is the photon flux on a small screen 2m from the lamp? Homework...
  4. I

    Electric flux inside a conductor

    Hello, If we have a solid conductor with all of its charge on its surface, and we then enclose some its charge with a gaussian surface that goes inside the solid conductor, will the part of the gaussian surface within the conductor have any electric flux? My textbook says it will have zero...
  5. T

    Do harmonics cause stray flux losses in transformers?

    I read here: http://static.schneider-electric.us/docs/Motor%20Control/AC%20Drives/8803PD9402.pdf that harmonics cause stray flux losses in transformers, how is this so? Thanks
  6. T

    Flux in magnetic core according to special relativity

    Hi, So say you have a magnetic flux in a closed magnetic path circuit (like a TX core). Well I mean we draw arrows and stuff to indicate how the magnetic flux travels, but after watching this: I'm having trouble understanding why there is any flux moving through at all. Can someone please help...
  7. A

    What is the Photon Flux for a 100 MHz Signal Traveling 4 Light Years Away?

    Homework Statement It's in attachment Homework Equations E=hf. Where h= planks constant and f= frequency The Attempt at a Solution I know that the flux of a photon is (# of photons)/(sec m^2) I don't know the number of photos but I do know the frequency and power. E=(6.6261*10^(-34)) J•s *...
  8. A

    Calculate Area of Ring in Uniform Magnetic Field | Faraday's Law Problem

    Homework Statement In a uniform magnetic field with induction of 0.1 Teslas - a coil is located perpendicular to the lines of induction (I suppose it's something like a ring of wire, meaning N=1). Resistance = 2 Ohms. What is the area of the "ring" if when the field is switched on - it will...
  9. quaticle

    Finding electric flux through the circular cap of a sphere

    Homework Statement A sphere of radius R = 1.40 m surrounds a particle with charge Q = 42.0 μC located at its center as shown in the figure below. Find the electric flux through a circular cap of half-angle θ = 28.0°. Homework Equations Φ = ∫E⋅dA E = (kq)/r2 A = πa2 where a = rsin(θ) --> from...
  10. M

    Find an expression for magnetic flux and calculate

    Homework Statement Loop of wire with the following properties in a magnetic field B. Find an expression for the magnetic flux through the loop and evaluate the magnetic flux at t=25s. The magnetic field is uniform but changes strength at time (t) given by B(t) = B0 exp (kt)Resistance = 20ohms...
  11. M

    How do I compute electric flux through a half-cylinder

    Homework Statement In figure 1, take the half-cylinder's radius and length to be 3.4cm and 15cm respectively. If the electric field has magnitude 5.9 kN/C, find the flux through the half-cylinder. Hint: You don't need to do an integral! Why not? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I...
  12. S

    Electromagnet which produces varying magnetic flux

    I want to make an electromagnet but it should Produce magnetic flux which changes with time. What material wire would be the best to make make windings?
  13. P

    Flux integral over ellipsoidal surface

    Homework Statement I am having trouble with part iii) of the following problem: Verify the divergence theorem for the function ##\vec{u} = (xy,- y^2, + z)## and the surface enclosed by the three parts: (i) ##z = 0, x^2+y^2 < 1##, (ii) ##x^2+y^2 = 1, 0 \le z \le 1## and (iii)...
  14. Z

    Is the coil the only viable shape for an electric engine ?

    Hi, I'm an hobbyist right now I'm into electric engines, simple engines for low voltage and low current applications; I have noticed that there are many variations about how and what an electric engine can do even considering only DC motors, but basically all the engines that I have examined up...
  15. gracy

    Flux through distorted surface

    There is a distorted surface and the source of the flux is inside the cube I have read that flux through it would be q/2ε0 I want to know Why?It is not my homework problem and I think it does not involve any calculation that's why I did not post it in homework section .There should be some...
  16. F

    A coil moves into a magnetic field

    Homework Statement A coil, made up of 1850 loops, is inserted in an electric circuit and has a resistance of 45,0Ω. The area of each loop is 4,70⋅10^(-4) m^(2). The coil moves from a region where there's no magnetic field, to a region where the magnetic field is present. The normal to the coil...
  17. B

    Flux Vectors of One E-: Force Vectors or Scalar Quantity?

    How many magnetic/electric flux vector one e- can produce? Only one or many? (Here I mean flux as force vectors and not a scalar quantity like in flux density.)
  18. T

    Calculating Magnetic Flux Needed for Ion Control

    Homework Statement A magnet is used to control negative ions and only allow those with a specific mass to pass through a narrow gap opening . The magnet will bend the ion beam in a quarter circle of radius 50 cm . In an experiment, a negative ion accelerated by a voltage of 3.0 kV. Which...
  19. M

    [Magnetic Flux and Lenz's Law] Is this picture correct?

    Is the arrow of the ammeter pointing in the correct direction? The induced current is going through the positive end of the ammeter and out of the negative end. Since current is traveling towards the positive end of the ammeter, shouldn't the ammeter point towards the negative direction?
  20. T

    What Happens to Flux in an Induction Motor When Short Circuited?

    Just a curiosity about what happens to the flux, when you short circuit an induction machine. Say there is an initial flux and you're rotating the shaft of an IM and then you short circuit the stator, so no doubt you'll get large currents in the stator, but those large currents, will they cause...
  21. T

    How does a Synchronous condenser shift the phase

    Hi, So when you over-excite the rotor of a synchronous motor, or under-excite the rotor of a synchronous generator, how is the flux actually changing the power factor of the armature to leading? (something to do with the magnitude of the armature reaction flux vector?) That is to ask: by what...
  22. S

    Will We Witness a Daytime Visible Supernova in the Near Future?

    I have heard that some centuries ago a supernova happened which its light was visible in daytime.according to the observations will have a such supernova in the next few years?
  23. I

    Magnetic Flux Linkage: Rate of Change & Cutting

    Hi, this may be really easy but.. I understand that to have an induced e.m.f , we can either have a rate of change of magnetic flux linkage ( ac source ) or cutting of flux ( like a plate oscillating and cutting through a magnetic field produced by a solenoid ). However does cutting of flux...
  24. V

    Direction of current in a magnetic field when loop is square

    Homework Statement A flexible wire loop has a radius of r = 0.178 m and it is inside a uniform magnetic field of B = 0.332 T. The loop is grasped at points P and Q and stretched until its area is zero. It takes 0.146 s to close the loop. Homework Equations EMF = ∆Phi/∆t Phi = magnetic flux...
  25. P

    Heat flux through a composite wall

    1. State the problem A plane wall consisting of three different materials, each of constant thermal conductivity k. Assume steady-state temperature distribution. a) Comment on relative magnitudes of q(dot)''2 and q(dot)''3 and of q(dot)''3 and q(dot)''4. b) Comment on the relative...
  26. G

    Electromagnetism help: Find magnetic flux through a loop

    Homework Statement Very large conductor with DC current is in vacuum. Find magnetic flux through a loop. Given parameters: I,a,\alpha Homework Equations \Phi=\int_S B\mathrm dS - basic equation for magnetic flux B=\frac{\mu_0I}{2\pi x} - electromagnetic induction created by very long...
  27. engnrshyckh

    Surface Charge Density of Coaxial Cylinder with Canceling Electric Fields

    a long straight wire has fixed -ve charge density of 39nC/m. the wire is enclosed by thin wall non conducting coaxial cylinder of radius 1.7m. the shall has positive charge density and its Field is such as that it will cancel the field due to wire. what will be the surface charge density of...
  28. D

    Magnetic Flux Density Direction

    Would the direction of the Magnetic Flux Density vector B at the south side be towards the south pole like this? and is the direction for B correct for the other side? One more thing, how can magnetic flux density be a vector and have a direction when its sort of a density, I mean its over an...
  29. Titan97

    Finding flux from electric field

    Homework Statement If ##\vec{E}=k\frac{x\hat i +y\hat j}{x^2+y^2}##, find flux through a sphere of radius R centered at origin. Homework Equations ##\int E.da=\int(\nabla\cdot E)\cdot da## The Attempt at a Solution I was able to solve this problem without finding divergence of electric field...
  30. G

    Calculating heat flux (Q) without thermal conductivity (K)

    How to calculate K or Q without one or the other? For example, if the material is unknown (but cannot test density, or melting temperature) how would you test heat flux? Q=K(Th-Tc)/(x)
  31. D

    How Is Magnetic Flux Calculated Through a Square Loop Inside a Solenoid?

    Homework Statement A single-turn square loop of side L is centered on the axis of a long solenoid. In addition, the plane of the square loop is perpendicular to the axis of the solenoid. The solenoid has 1280 turns per meter and a diameter of 5.85 cm , and carries a current of 2.15 A . Find...
  32. SarahAlbert

    Flux Through Concentric Spheres with Varying Charge Density

    Homework Statement A sphere of radius a has its center at the origin and a charge density given by p=Ar^2 where A=constant. Another sphere of radius 2a is concentric with the first. Find the flux through the larger sphere. Homework Equations Flux=E*da The Attempt at a Solution According to...
  33. Kurtis McIntosh

    How Do You Calculate Net Electric Flux Through a Cube?

    Homework Statement Assume the magnitude of the electric field on each face of the cube of edge L = 1.07 m in the figure below is uniform and the directions of the fields on each face are as indicated. (Take E1 = 35.1 N/C and E2 = 25.3 N/C.) A.) Find the net electric flux through the cube. B.)...
  34. gracy

    Electric flux through the square

    Homework Statement A point charge of +6μC is placed at a distance 20 cm directly above the center of a square of side 40cm.The magnitude of the flux through the square is Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Now how to enclose the charge completely?The answer is with the help of 5...
  35. gracy

    The flux through the hemispherical surface

    Homework Statement The flux through the hemispherical surface in the figure shown below is Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution But the above formula is for closed surface .But hemisphere is not a closed surface to make it closed surface we will need another hemisphere . then the...
  36. A

    Shouldn't Emf generated be Derivative of Flux?

    Hey, I don't understand why emf generated is not the first derivative. For example I have a graph of magnetic flux through a wire against time. I thought that emf generated was the rate of change of flux, however this doesn't work. Emf=-Dflux/Dtime . In this example I have a y=sinx curve for...
  37. gracy

    Electric flux through a hemisphere due to these charge configurations

    Homework Statement The figure shows a charge q placed at the centre of a hemisphere. A second charge Q is placed at one of the positions A,B,C and D .in which position(s) of this second charge , the flux of the electric field through the hemisphere remains unchanged ? 2. Relevant Point: My...
  38. gracy

    Electric flux through open surface

    I know in such type of questions we should try to enclose the charge completely and symmetrically by as many bodies requires as that of the given body. Let's say if Charge Q is kept at the mouth centre of a hemisphere .Here a hemisphere is given so we know if another hemisphere is placed below...
  39. J

    Finding flux through surface where E field is function of x

    Homework Statement In a region of space there is an electric field E(vector E) that is in the x-direction and that has magnitude E=(663 N/(C*m))x Find flux for this field through a square in xy plane at z=0 and with side length 0.330m . One side of the square is along the +x-axis and another...
  40. xSpartanCx

    Flux through a sphere due to a charge outside of it

    Homework Statement A point charge of +5.00 μC is located on the x-axis at x= 5.00 m , next to a spherical surface of radius x= 4.00 m centered at the origin. [/B] According to Gauss's law, the net flux through the sphere is zero because it contains no charge. Yet the field due to the external...
  41. yango_17

    Manually integrating to find flux through hemisphere

    Homework Statement Basically, I am being asked to calculate the electric flux through the top of a hemisphere centered on the z-axis using "brute force integration" of the surface area. Homework Equations Gauss' Law The Attempt at a Solution Using intuition and Gauss' law, I know that the...
  42. K

    Charge Distribution in Nonconducting Shell System

    Homework Statement A charged particle is suspended at the center of two concentric spherical shells that are very thin and made of nonconducting material. Figure (a) shows a cross section. Figure (b) gives the net flux Φ through a Gaussian sphere centered on the particle, as a function of the...
  43. gracy

    Electric flux calculation in case of a cylinder

    Homework Statement an electric field is uniform,and in the positive x direction for positive x,and uniform with the same magnitude but in the negative x direction for negative x.it is given that vector E=200 I^ (N/C) for x>0 and vector E= -200 (N/C) for x<0 .A right circular cylinder of length...
  44. gracy

    Electric flux calculatio in case of a cube

    Homework Statement the electric field components in the figure below are Ex=800 x^2 N/C ,Ey=Ez=0 calculate the flux through the cube a=assume 0.1 m Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution here flux of cube =flux through ABCD =800a^2 i^.a^2 i^...
  45. nothing909

    Calculating the Flux: Understanding Mean Radius & Circumference

    Question: The magnetic circuit shown (in the pictures) is constructed with a semi-circular piece of metal and a metal bar. The c.s.a of the metal parts is 10mmx10mm. The coil has 500 turns and a resistance of 10Ω. μr of metal parts = 1500. μo = 4π x 10-7 My attempt: I completely understand...
  46. P

    How Does Electric Flux Calculation Apply to Complex Fields and Geometries?

    Homework Statement 1) A large cube has its bottom face on the x-z plane and its back face on the x-y plane. The corners on the x-axis are at (3.39 m,0,0) and (12.3 m,0,0). The cube is immersed in an electric field pointing in the positive x-direction, and given by: E = (91.2x^2 - 2.9)i, x is...
  47. cnh1995

    How does field rheostat resistance affect the speed of a DC shunt motor?

    Suppose a motor is run at 1500 rpm and field rheostat is at minimum position (say 10Ω). Then the field rheostat resistance is increased to 100Ω and the speed obtained is 1700 rpm. Now the motor is shut down and started again. Will it now run at 1700 rpm? My logic: No it won't, because: the...
  48. Salvador

    Does a solenoid's magnetic flux change when a magnet's pole is moved away?

    Hi, I was wondering about a simple example.take a coil wound on a solenoid, one side of the solenoid core is permanently attached to a permanent magnet S pole, the other end of the solenoid core is not attached to any magnet. Now I take another magnet turn it with the N pole facing the solenoid...
  49. E

    Solving a DC Current Magnetic Flux Problem

    Homework Statement A direct current i=10 A flows in a long straight round conductor.Find the magnetic flux through half of the wire's cross section per one metre of it's length. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I have spent quite a while thinking on this problem but I can't think of...
  50. Vinay080

    Newton's view on Line generation

    The following passage has been extracted from the John Stewart's English translated version of the "Sir Issac Newton's two Treatises: Of the Quadrature of Curves, and Analysis by equations of an infinite number of terms" http://archive.org/details/sirisaacNewtons00stewgoog: Here Newton...
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