Why Does EMF Cancel Out When a Magnet Moves Constantly Inside a Solenoid?

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When a magnet moves at a constant speed inside a solenoid, no induced electromotive force (emf) occurs while the magnet is fully inside. This is because the magnetic flux linkage does change, but the effects of increasing and decreasing flux in the solenoid's loops cancel each other out. As the magnet enters and exits, induced emf is generated due to the change in flux, but during its constant motion within the solenoid, these effects balance out. The solenoid's design, comprising multiple loops in series, contributes to this cancellation of emf. Therefore, the key reason for the absence of emf in the middle of the solenoid is the equal and opposite changes in flux linkage across the loops.
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What will happen when I push a magnets into a solenoid with constant speed throughout? I understand that when the magnet leaves and enters an induced emf will occur, but in the middle no emf will occur. Why is this so? I thought that the magnetic flux linkage changes as it moves in the solenoid?
 
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As the magnet moves through the solenoid with both the pole inside, for each loop of the coil with increasing flux linkage, there is a loop with a decreasing flux equally, hence their emfs cancel each other out ( the solenoid is a combination of the loops in series).
 
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