A problem with a magnetic field and a revolving stick

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The problem involves a stick revolving in a magnetic field, specifically focusing on calculating the induced voltage between the ends of the stick due to its motion in the field. The subject area is electromagnetism, particularly Faraday's Law of electromagnetic induction.

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  • Participants discuss the application of Faraday's Law and the calculation of magnetic flux through a surface area related to the stick's motion. There are attempts to derive the induced EMF based on the changing magnetic flux.

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Some participants have provided hints and guidance on the calculations, while others have expressed uncertainty about specific steps in the derivation. There is an ongoing exploration of the relationships between the variables involved, but no consensus has been reached on the final outcome.

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Participants have noted potential confusion regarding units and the application of angular velocity in their calculations. The original poster has indicated a lack of clarity in understanding the problem setup and has sought assistance in starting the solution process.

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Helle there!
Elektrodynamics is giving me a hard time. I have been trying to figure the following question out by using textkooks like Haliday, Schaum's Outline and even my professor's script ;)
But unfortunately, I do not know how to solve it.

Problem:

A stick of length 0,1 m is revolving around one of its ends in a constant magnetic field of B=(0;0;1) mT. The stick's angular velocity is [tex]\omega=(0;0;1) s^1[/tex].
What is the voltage between the two ends?
(5 microV).

Since I have absolutely no clue, I would appreciate if someone could give me a hint where to start and lead me in a few steps to the result.

Many thanks in advance to this great community!
 
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You have probably already done the problem of finding the emf of a stick sliding on a rectangular loop of wire. Does that give you any ideas?
 
Let's see if I am getting close:

According to Faraday's Law, the magnetic flux is [tex]\phi_b= BA[/tex] when B is normal to the surface A.
My problem here is that I first have to get the surface which the magnetic lines go through.
l=length of the stick
The surface of one radiant is [tex]A_{rad}=\frac{\pi l^2}{2\pi}=\frac{l^2}{2}[/tex]
with that I get the surface related to the time:
[tex]A(t)=\frac{l^2\omega t}{2}[/tex]

So the magnetic flux is
[tex]\phi_B=\frac{ Bl^2\omega t}{2}[/tex]

And the EMF is
[tex]U_{ind}=\frac{\delta}{\delta t}\frac{ Bl^2\omega t}{2}=\frac{ Bl^2\omega}{2}= 0.05 microVolts[/tex]

What am I missing? Is this even close?
 
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fara0815 said:
Let's see if I am getting close:

According to Faraday's Law, the magnetic flux is [tex]\phi_b= BA[/tex] when B is normal to the surface A.
My problem here is that I first have to get the surface which the magnetic lines go through.
l=length of the stick
The surface of one radiant is [tex]A_{rad}=\frac{\pi l^2}{2\pi}=\frac{l^2}{2}[/tex]
with that I get the surface related to the time:
[tex]A(t)=\frac{l^2\omega t}{2}[/tex]

So the magnetic flux is
[tex]\phi_B=\frac{ Bl^2\omegat}{2}[/tex]

And the EMF is
[tex]U_{ind}=\frac{\delta}{\delta t}\frac{ Bl^2\omegat}{2}=\frac{ Bl^2\omega}{2}= 0.05 microVolts[/tex]

What am I missing? Is this even close?
You are just missing the [itex]\omega t[/itex] in a couple of places (flux and derivative of flux) but you got it back in the end.
 
latex was leaving them out. Now they are there. Sorry about that ;)
and I got confused by the units. But thank you very much for your help!
I am soo glad I finally figured it out! Right in time for the class tomorrow morning ;)
 

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