Magnetic Definition and 1000 Threads
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Magnetic Field, Field Intensity and Magnetisation
Hello there, I've worked through this problem and I would just like to check whether I've understood it correctly. I found ##\vec H##, ##\vec B## and ##\vec M## using Ampere's Law and the above relations as I would for any thin current carrying wire and these were my answers: $$\vec H = \frac I...- Mr_Allod
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- Current Field Intensity Magnetic Magnetic field Magnetism Permeability
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Magnetic Attraction: Watching Magnets Move in Unison
so I toke three magnet, two smell magnet and big one so the big one is attractive both of small onces so it order like -(+-)+ . I toke the small magnet close to the edge of the range magnetic and lift it so the magnetic field is preventing it from falling because the magnet is trying to flip...- danielhaish
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- Attraction Magnet Magnetic Magnets
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Length of sides of a wire loop in a uniform magnetic field
If ##\tau= 0.0727, N=60, i=1.3, B=1.0,## and ##\theta=15##, I tried the following calculation: ##\tau=NIABsin\theta## ##\tau=NIs^2Bsin\theta## ##s^2=\frac {\tau} {NIBsin\theta}=\frac {.0727} {60*1.3*1*sin(15)}=0.0632 m=6.32 cm## The answer is probably right in front of me, but I don't know what...- cestlavie
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- Field Length Loop Magnetic Magnetic field Uniform Uniform magnetic field Wire
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Magnetic field lines around electron and wire seem to contradict
In the picture below, the direction of the magnetic field lines can be determined by using the right-hand rule with the thumb pointing in the direction of the current. If we use the right hand rule in the picture below, thinking of the yellow arrow as the current, we would not get the correct...- SamRoss
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- Electron Field Field lines Lines Magnetic Magnetic field Magnetic field lines Wire
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Problem about the derivation of divergence for a magnetic field
Summary:: I am trying to derive that the divergence of a magnetic field is 0. One of the moves is to take the curl out of an integral. Can someone prove that this is addressable Biot Savart's law is $$B(r)=\frac{\mu _0}{4\pi} \int \frac{I(r') \times (r-r')}{|r-r|^3}dl'=\frac{\mu _0}{4\pi}...- georg gill
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- Derivation Divergence Field Magnetic Magnetic field
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Help! Finding Direction of Current in Magnetic Circuit
I have nearly finished my homework, but am blocking at one of the simplest questions... I'm going to let ##\rho=0.094\,\Omega/m## Since the magnetic flux is increasing, then, by Lenz's law, the current in both loops is counter-clockwise. If we only look at the left loop, then...- archaic
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- Circuit Current Direction Magnetic Magnetic circuit
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Magnetic attraction / repulsion from the Lorentz force
I'm trying to understand how the Lorentz force can explain why magnets attract and repel. The explanations that I have found have mostly involved the magnets moving in a way that decreases the forces between them ( ) but I have not been able to find any intuitive explanation involving the...- SamRoss
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- Attraction Force Lorentz Lorentz force Magnetic Magnets Repel Repulsion
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Problems on magnetic vector potential
The direction of the magnetic potential, ##\vec A##, must be in the direction of the current, which is in ##\hat z## direction in cylindrical coordinates. It is obvious that the potential only varies with ##s##. Therefore, $$\vec A = A(s) \hat z$$ Therefore, $$\nabla \times \vec A = \vec B$$...- Tony Hau
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- Magnetic Magnetic vector potential Potential Vector Vector potential
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Understanding the Force on a Magnetic Dipole in Different Orientations
Hi there, I approached this problem by making use of the fact that a dipole can be modeled as a small current loop with the magnetic field ##\vec B_1 = \mu_0 \frac {m_1}{4\pi r^2} (2\cos \theta \hat r + \sin \theta \hat \theta)## which is the far-field approximation for a regular circular...- Mr_Allod
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- Dipole Force Magnetic Magnetic dipole
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Understanding the Continuity of Current in a Rotating Magnetic Field
I am analyzing the rotor magnetic field, i feel i understand the basic concept but have few clarifications. At pt1, the net mmf due to currents ##i_a = i_{max}; i_b = -\frac{i_{max}} 2 ; i_c = -\frac{i_{max}} 2## is ##\frac {3F_{max}} 2## Similarly i can do for Pt2. But my confusion is the...- PhysicsTest
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- Field Magnetic Magnetic field Rotating
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Questions about magnetic levitation of a Thompson Ring
The Thompson jumping ring experiment consists in an AC supply connected to a coil with a metal steel core inside. A metal ring is placed around the core. When the AC supply is turned on, the ring suddenly jumps and after a time it starts levitating in a fixed height. I'm a little confused about...- jaumzaum
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- Levitation Magnetic Magnetic levitation Ring
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Cylinder rolling due to magnetic force
Hello! The magnetic force is to the right. ##I_c## is the moment of inertia of the cylinder. For the net force on the centre of mass, I have the frictional and magnetic forces ##F=F_B-f##. I know that ##F_B## is ##IdB##. I also know that ##rf=I_c\alpha=I_c\frac ar##, so that...- archaic
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- Cylinder Force Magnetic Magnetic force Rolling
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Will EMF be induced in a coil that is accelerating in a uniform magnetic field?
My answer will be no for both (a) and (b) because there is no change in magnetic flux experienced by the circular coil. Am I correct? Thanks- songoku
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- Coil Emf Field Induced Magnetic Magnetic field Uniform Uniform magnetic field
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Placing an AC magnetic field inside a static DC field
Hello, I am looking for some information on how 2 different types of magnetic fields interfere with each other. And i don't mean, 2 magnets, but let me be specifically: Lets say that you have a very strong static magnetic field, from a huge magnet. (for instance, the strength of the magnet of...- MrNewton
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- Ac Dc Field Magnetic Magnetic field Static
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Determining the direction of current due to a change in magnetic flux
This is supposed to be very basic, where the loop is held there is a declining magnetic field in direction (-z), therefore the current is supposed to be clockwise. However in the answers it is said the the current is anti clockwise. That doesn't make sense to me. Is there a mistake in the answers?- Eitan Levy
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- Change Current Direction Flux Magnetic Magnetic flux
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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About Maxwell's equations and the attempt to insert a magnetic monopole
I was reading somethings about magnetic monopoles, and how, if it were discovered its existence, it would changes the Maxwell equations, in summarizing, is not the first time i see this: It is the consequences of the existence of a magnetic monopole? That is, IF it exist, SO the imagem is true...- LCSphysicist
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- Magnetic Maxwell's equations Monopole
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Relativistic momentum through a magnetic field
p=Bqr and del p = p del theta- Physics reptile
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- Field Magnetic Magnetic field Momentum Relativistic Relativistic momentum
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Is the Configuration of Magnetic Fields Only a Convention?
If I understand correctly, the concept of electric and magnetic fields originated with Faraday and was developed by reconceptualizing forces acting at-a-distance. For example, the electric field concept was developed by looking at the force on a test charge in the presence of a source charge...- cg0303
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- Configuration Convention Electrodynamics Fields History of science Magnetic Magnetic fields
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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The net magnetic field at the center
The current direction is as follows I think so much and do the right hand rule i get 0 at the center, but not sure why the answer is non zero. I have shown the directions of the magnetic fields, i have not shown the magnitudes of equal length but they all are equal. Why the answer is non zero...- PhysicsTest
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- Center Field Magnetic Magnetic field Net
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Magnetic field of a straight current-carrying conductor
It is not a direct home work problem, i was thinking if a sine wave current passes through the straight current carrying conductor, what will be the magnetic field. For the DC current I know the formula as below. ##B = \frac {\mu_0 I 2a} {4\pi x\sqrt{x^2 + a^2}}## Let the current be ##I =...- PhysicsTest
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- Conductor Field Magnetic Magnetic field
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I Asking about Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Hi, can anyone provide literature that explains nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in terms of a quantum mechanical theory? Could QED explain NMR in its entire phenomenon?- docnet
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- Magnetic Magnetic resonance Nuclear Nuclear magnetic resonance Resonance
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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EM fields and magnetic induction from an experiment
If you take copper wire and wrap it tightly around a bolt will that alone create and hold a magnetic field? I add an image for clarification- Quarinteen
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- Em Experiment Fields Induction Magnetic Magnetic induction
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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The motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field
qvB=mv^2/R R=mv/qB= p/qB ! As you can see, the difference between this relation and the relation in question is in 'c'. Maybe my way is wrong. Maybe I should get help from relativity because the speed of light is involved here. Please help. Thankful- peace
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- Charged Charged particle Electro dynamics Electromagentic Field Magnetic Magnetic field Mechancis Motion Particle
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I What powers the quasar magnetic beams that power jets?
I am reading up on quasars because I am interested in the magnetic beams that emanate from their poles, accelerating material. I read that the magnetic beams are generated by the orbiting debris the quasar is consuming. Sorry, that doesn't sound right to me. I assumed the black hole core is...- CosmologyHobbyist
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- Beams Jets Magnetic Power Quasar
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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I What is the effect of a magnetic field on an atom's magnetic moment?
Hello! I want to make sure I understand (mainly qualitatively) what happens to an atom in a magnetic field. Assume we have an atom with an even number of protons and electrons. This means that all proton (electrons) are paired up, except for one of them (I am not totally sure if this pairing is...- Malamala
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- Atom Magnetic Magnetic moment Moment
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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Magnetic field of a point charge moving uniformly
Everywhere I look online I see the formula for the magnetic field of a uniformly moving charge is, $$\frac{\mu_0 q \vec v \times \vec r}{4\pi r^3}$$ but when I calculate it by transforming the electrostatic field (taking the motion along x) I get, $$\frac{\gamma \mu_0 q \vec v \times \vec...- Hiero
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- Charge Field Magnetic Magnetic field Point Point charge
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Magnetic mirror concept -- electrons vs ions
I am reading a book on fusion and just went over a paragraph of magnetic mirror confinement. What I want to understand is this. So all charged particles gyrate around magnetic field lines and if they have also a velocity parallel to the field they form helical paths. The gyroradius is...- artis
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- Concept Electrons Ions Magnetic Mirror
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How to calculate magnetic braking force?
I want to know how to calculate the braking force acting on a magnet falling through a copper tube. The setup can be seen in this video (YouTube, @ 1:49 - 3:12): Copper's Surprising Reaction to Strong Magnets. Note that it's not a copper tube in the video but a plastic tube surrounded by a...- dishwasher95
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- Braking Force Magnetic
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What is the mistake in calculating the magnetic field in this problem?
The problem is simple, but have one confusion, if i substitute the values given, I get ## B = \frac {10^{-7}(6*10^{-6})[(8*10^6 \vec j) \times (-0.5\vec j + 0.5 \vec k)]} {r^2} ## ## B = 48\mu T\vec i## First thing the answer does not match. I don't see the angle in calculations between ##\vec...- Physicslearner500039
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- Field Magnetic Magnetic field
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Non magnetic linear displacement system for moving a Hall Sensor
Dear mechanical expert I have to realize a linear displacement system for a Hall sensor that has to slide along the central axis of a narrow cylinder and with which high intensity magnetic field measurements (1-14 Tesla) have to be made. The field is produced by a commercial vertical magnet...- maxim
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- Displacement Linear Magnetic Sensor System
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Finding the Magnetic force on the coil
Surely a tough one, I am doing it from the basics. This is the diagram i tried to draw showing the Force and current I The Length L is the tangent to the circle. The Force F is pointing upwards at ##90 Deg## to the ##\vec B## and also perpendicular to ##\vec L##. I am considering a small...- Physicslearner500039
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- Coil Force Magnetic Magnetic force
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Calculation of Change in Magnetic Flux Linkage of a moving wire
Can anyone explain the above answer to me? What does the "change in area" mean?- Jy158654
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- Calculation Change Flux Linkage Magnetic Magnetic flux Wire
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How do magnetic fields behave in superposition?
Homework Statement:: n/a Relevant Equations:: n/a These are the answers diagrams, with my questions in red. 1. In arrangement 1, I was wondering why there isn't any magnetic lines inside the magnet. While it seems that vector addition would make the field go outside the magnetic-less...- aspodkfpo
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- Magnetic Superposition
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Find the magnitude and direction of the Magnetic field required
i tried to draw the directions of the parameters The direction of B is clear since then the Force will be in the positive X direction. I am bit confused with the direction of Force, how would i draw it and the components. Is the gravitational force i have drawn is correct? Do we have better...- Physicslearner500039
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- Direction Field Magnetic Magnetic field Magnitude Magnitude and direction
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Difference in these two concepts of Magnetic Torque
I am confused with the concept of Torque handled differently in books, Concept1: If a loop is placed in a magnetic field and the current flowing in the loop is ##I## there will be force and torque acting on the loop given by ##F = I \vec l \times \vec B ##. The torque is given by ##\tau =\vec...- Physicslearner500039
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- Concepts Difference Magnetic Magnetic torque Torque
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Verifying Coordinate System for Electric and Magnetic Forces
The attached file is the coordinate system I've used a) $$\vec{E}=\dfrac{\vec{F_e}}{q}=\dfrac{1,10\cdot{10^{-13}}\hat{j}\;N}{1,6\cdot{10^{-19}}\;C}=6,88\cdot{10^5}\hat{j}\;N/C$$ b) $$\sum{\vec{F_{net}}}=\vec{0}=\vec{F_e}+\vec{F_m}$$...- mcastillo356
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- Coordinate Coordinate system Electric Forces Magnetic System
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I Electron's magnetic moment
Is Peskin and Schroeder book, page 187 when they try to connect the electron form factors to its magnetic moment they get the expression $$\bar{u}(p')\left(\gamma^i F_1(q^2)+\frac{i \sigma^{i\nu}q_\nu}{2m}F_2(q^2)\right)u(p)$$ Where ##p##, ##p'## are the momenta on on-shell electrons and...- Gaussian97
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- Magnetic Magnetic moment Moment
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- Forum: High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
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Magnetic Flux outside of a long solenoid
I have been reading Griffith's Introduction to Electodynamics and i am currently at the chapter about magnetostatics. There is an example about a long solenoid with n units per length and radius R that shows a way of finding the magnetic vector potential. The magnetic field inside the solenoid...- lelouch_v1
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- Flux Magnetic Magnetic flux Outside Solenoid
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Hypothetical discussion on the effect of magnetic fields on planets
Ok, so I have long been fascinated with magnetic fields and their mysterious nature. I've been wondering what would happen when the magnetic field of Earth gets bent/disturbed/rippled by some extraneous force. I am aware the extent of effects that magnetic fields have on a planet is great, but I...- Epsilon Eridani
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- Discussion Fields Hypothetical Magnetic Magnetic fields Planets
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Calculating the magnetic field in this seemingly simple case?
A classic example in textbooks is calculating the magnetic field inside a solenoid of length ##l## with ##N## turns and making the assumption that the magnetic field inside the solenoid is pretty uniform and outside it is 0. Using Ampere's law ## \oint_C \vec B \cdot d \vec l = \mu_0 I_{through}...- Abdullah Almosalami
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- Field Magnetic Magnetic field
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Angle of deviation from a magnetic field
The beam of protons are directed towards the axis of the cylinder, perpendicular to the direction of the field. While traveling through the cross-section of the cylinder, the proton beam experiences a magnetic force, which tends to move the beam in a circular orbit of the radius given by: r =...- tanaygupta2000
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- Angle deviation Field Magnetic Magnetic field Magnetic force
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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B Is diamagnetism only present with varying magnetic fields?
Hello. I was wondering if diamagnetic materials only repel varying electric field? By Ampere law only a variable flux can cause an electromotive force, so, and by what I understood diamagnetism is explained exclusively by Ampere law. Am I wrong?- jaumzaum
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- Diamagnetism Fields Magnetic Magnetic fields
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Force derived from magnetic energy of a current carrying spring
The magnetic energy of a current carrying spring, with ##N## turns, length ##x## and cross sectional area ##A##, is $$E_m = \frac{\mu_0 N^2 I^2 A}{2x}$$The (negated) spatial derivative of this yields a quantity with dimensions of force,$$F = - \frac{dE_m}{dx} = \frac{\mu_0 N^2 I^2 A}{2x^2}$$How...- etotheipi
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- Current Energy Force Magnetic Magnetic energy Spring
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Ball rolling in a magnetic field
I first found the Lorentz force on the ball as a whole$$\vec{F}_m = \iiint_V \rho(\omega \times \vec{r} + \vec{V})\times \vec{B} dV = \rho \vec{\omega} \times \left( \iint_V \vec{r} dV \right) \times \vec{B} + \rho \iiint_V \vec{V} \times \vec{B} dV = Q\vec{V} \times \vec{B}$$due to the...- etotheipi
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- Ball Field Magnetic Magnetic field Rolling
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What is the origin of magnetic potential energy?
Recently I have encountered the following expression for the potential energy of a magnetic dipole of moment ##\boldsymbol{\mu}## placed in an external magnetostatic field B: $$U=-\boldsymbol{\mu} \cdot \textbf{B}$$. However, I was told that magnetic fields are non-conservative, so we can't...- KDPhysics
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- Dipole Energy Magnetic Magnetic potential Magnetostatic Potential Potential energy
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Magnetic mirror: pentagon or hexagon toroid?
I know that the problem of magnetic mirrors is that they leak out the tight ends of the mirror, on the other hand the main problem of toroids is that magnetic field line curvature creates a better confinement on the inner diameter and lesser on the outer diameter so needs a strong plasma current...- artis
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- Hexagon Magnetic Mirror Toroid
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- Forum: Nuclear Engineering
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Magnetic field of a rotating disk with a non-uniform volume charge
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This was a problem introduced during my classical electrodynamics course. I am not 100% sure, but I think I've solved up to problems (a) and (b) as...- Light bulB 6626
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- Charge Disk Field Magnetic Magnetic field Rotating Rotating disk Volume
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Why does an alpha particle curve less in a magnetic field than a beta?
Suppose you are analyzing this image. The question to answer is: Explain why the alpha particle's path has a larger radius than either of the beta particle paths. Justify your answer using either momentum or charge-to-mass ratio. When you are answering this, suppose you know that , in...- flintstones
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- Alpha Alpha particle Beta Curve Field Magnetic Magnetic field Particle
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Cylindrical Halbach array with a vertical magnetic field?
Similar to what is shown here, except the south side would be the weak side of the array. A link to purchase one of these or at least the magnetic field arrangement would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.- rayjbryant
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- Array Cylindrical Field Halbach array Magnetic Magnetic field Magnetism Magnets Vertical
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Vector potential ##\vec A## in terms of magnetic field ##\vec B##
My solution is making an analogy of the ##\text{Relevant equations}## as shown above, starting from the equation ##\vec \omega = \frac{1}{2} \vec \nabla \times \vec v##. We have ##\vec B = \vec \nabla \times \vec A = \frac{1}{2} \vec \nabla \times 2\vec A \Rightarrow 2\vec A = \vec B \times...- brotherbobby
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- Angular velocity Curl Field Magnetic Magnetic field Magnetic vector potential Position vector Potential Terms Vector Vector potential
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help