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Preface:
If a bar magnet is cut in half, we are left with say N-S--cut--N-S allinged along the z axis. Then the S and N ends are attracted to each other. This attraction is due to the "fringing" or non-uniform B field of the poles. That is the component of the B field that is normal to the "circular" magnetizing currents creates a Lorentz force along the Z axis.
So as the S side moves closer to N (the gap is reduced) the normal component of the B field increases.
Finally My questions:
(1) Why does the magnitude of the normal component increase. Is it because the magnitude of dB/dz is larger as the gap is closed? Or because the overall magnitude of B is larger and therefore it normal component is correspoundly larger? or ?
(2) When the Magnets touch, no air gap at all, shouldn't the force go to zero since the fringing or db/dz would go to zero or be greatly reduced? But I don't think this happens because my magnets stick to my Fridge...Help!
If a bar magnet is cut in half, we are left with say N-S--cut--N-S allinged along the z axis. Then the S and N ends are attracted to each other. This attraction is due to the "fringing" or non-uniform B field of the poles. That is the component of the B field that is normal to the "circular" magnetizing currents creates a Lorentz force along the Z axis.
So as the S side moves closer to N (the gap is reduced) the normal component of the B field increases.
Finally My questions:
(1) Why does the magnitude of the normal component increase. Is it because the magnitude of dB/dz is larger as the gap is closed? Or because the overall magnitude of B is larger and therefore it normal component is correspoundly larger? or ?
(2) When the Magnets touch, no air gap at all, shouldn't the force go to zero since the fringing or db/dz would go to zero or be greatly reduced? But I don't think this happens because my magnets stick to my Fridge...Help!