Effect of Hall effect on resistance

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The Hall effect causes charge carriers in a current-carrying wire to deflect in a magnetic field, potentially affecting the effective cross-sectional area available for conduction. While this might suggest an increase in resistance, the impact is minimal due to the small capacitance of conductors, which prevents significant changes in electron density. In electric machines like motors, the effect on resistance is negligible. However, it's important to note that magnetic fields can influence conductivity through other mechanisms. Overall, the Hall effect's contribution to resistance in practical applications is minor.
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The charge carriers in a current carrying wire subjected to a magnetic field will move to a side due to the Hall effect. But doesn't that also decrease the effective cross section area through which the charge carriers are moving? Does the resistance increase? If so, how significant is it in electric machines like motors?
 
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Keep in mind the capacitance of the conductor is very small so, although a magnetic field does slightly "compress" the electron gas, the density will not change appreciably and thus neither will the effective conducting cross section.

(Note though that magnetic fields can affect conductivity through other mechanisms.)
 
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