Help on Electromagnetic Induction concept

AI Thread Summary
Electromagnetic induction involves understanding the relationship between electric and magnetic fields, particularly through the lens of different reference frames. A stationary observer measures a magnetic force on a moving charge, while a moving observer concludes that the force is electric due to the charge's stationary position relative to them. This leads to the key conclusion that a time-varying magnetic field is always accompanied by a time-varying electric field. The discussion highlights the complexity of these concepts and suggests that the textbook may not adequately convey the principles involved. For clearer explanations, alternative resources like Jackson or Feynman's Lectures are recommended.
darkwhite87
Messages
18
Reaction score
0
This is the material i read from textbook, and it doesn't make any sense to me! can somebody please help me out if they can understand the concept:

To understand electromagnetic induction, we need to reconsider the concepts of electric
and magnetic fields.

A dc current I flowing through a stationary contour C in a coordinate system
(x, y, z) produces a magnetic flux density field B. Let us look at a charged particle Q
moving at a velocity v with respect to contour C. We add a second coordinate system
(x', y', z') that moves together with the charge Q, that is, with respect to which Q is
stationary.

In our thought experiment we have two observers (electrical engineers or physicists,
of course), one stationary in (x, y, z), and the other in (xf, yf, z'). They are interested
in measuring the electric and magnetic forces acting on the charged particle

Let Jack be in the first coordinate system. His instruments record a force acting
on a moving particle. He concludes that the charge is experiencing a magnetic force
F = Qv x B, since it is moving in a time-invariant magnetic field. If the charge stops,
there is no force. Therefore, Jack's conclusion is that in his system there is no electric
field.

Jill, in the second coordinate system, comes to a different conclusion. She also
measures a force, proportional to Q, acting on the charge. However, for her the charge
is not moving. Therefore, she concludes that the force she measured is an electric one,
F = QE. She notices, of course, that this force is time-varying. She also notices that in
her system there is a time-varying magnetic field (since the source I of the magnetic
field is moving with respect to her coordinate system). Thus, Jill's conclusion is that in
her coordinate system both a time-varying electric field and a time-varying magnetic
field exist.

Let us rephrase the important conclusion we reached: a time-varying magnetic
field is accompanied by a time-varying electric field. We found this to be true in the
case of motion of the observer with respect to the source of a time-invariant magnetic
field. We shall now argue that a time-varying magnetic field is always accompanied
by a time-varying electric field, no matter what the cause of the variation of the field
is.


In red is the part which i don't get, if the charge is not moving with respect to her, how can she conclude there is a electric force??
 
Physics news on Phys.org
That's how she concludes. Since it's not moving (to her) and there IS a force, and since only motion causes forces on charges in magnetic fields, it MUST be an electric field.

The next line says: " she notices, of course, that this force is time-varying. She also notices that in her system there is a time-varying magnetic field (since the source I of the magnetic field is moving with ..." So, the moving source of I is the cause of the electric field that Jill concludes must be there.



They sure make you guys jump through hoops in school these days.
 
Paulanddiw said:
They sure make you guys jump through hoops in school these days.
That a magnetic field is just a relativistic view of an electric field is a fairly advanced concept.
 
Wow!

The measurement of either electricity or magnetism depending on relative velocity is, of course, well known. But, I have to point out that the person who wrote this textbook has done physics a great disservice. May I suggest either Jackson or Lorrain and Corson? Or, of course, the good old book, Feynman Lecures II.
 
This is from Griffiths' Electrodynamics, 3rd edition, page 352. I am trying to calculate the divergence of the Maxwell stress tensor. The tensor is given as ##T_{ij} =\epsilon_0 (E_iE_j-\frac 1 2 \delta_{ij} E^2)+\frac 1 {\mu_0}(B_iB_j-\frac 1 2 \delta_{ij} B^2)##. To make things easier, I just want to focus on the part with the electrical field, i.e. I want to find the divergence of ##E_{ij}=E_iE_j-\frac 1 2 \delta_{ij}E^2##. In matrix form, this tensor should look like this...
Thread 'Applying the Gauss (1835) formula for force between 2 parallel DC currents'
Please can anyone either:- (1) point me to a derivation of the perpendicular force (Fy) between two very long parallel wires carrying steady currents utilising the formula of Gauss for the force F along the line r between 2 charges? Or alternatively (2) point out where I have gone wrong in my method? I am having problems with calculating the direction and magnitude of the force as expected from modern (Biot-Savart-Maxwell-Lorentz) formula. Here is my method and results so far:- This...
Back
Top