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Joe ONeil
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I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but I am very lost as of right now. I am doing my 11th grade physics project on magnetic levitation. From what I can understand, there are 2 "main" types of magnetic levitation, them being with superconductors and with electromagnets. For the sake of simplicity, I think electromagnets would be easier, but I would like to know about both. Almost every single formula I have come across is way above my level of understanding, except for two, but I do not understand how they work or how they tie in with magnetic levitation. One has a name, and it is called the "Lorentz Force Law." The other I cannot find the name of, and I found it on the magnetic levitation wikipedia page. It is "Pmag = (B^2)/(2μ0).
Some main questions or topics I need help with:
1) The formulas - what do they mean and how do they tie into magnetic levitation
2) Superconductors and levitation - why do they need to be so cold
Thanks in advance!
Some main questions or topics I need help with:
1) The formulas - what do they mean and how do they tie into magnetic levitation
2) Superconductors and levitation - why do they need to be so cold
Thanks in advance!