Is Motional EMF the True Explanation for Induced EMF in Faraday's Law?

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The discussion centers on the concept of "motional EMF" as the explanation for induced EMF in Faraday's Law. It is established that Faraday's Law is a fundamental principle in physics, derived from extensive experimentation by Michael Faraday and later formalized by James Clerk Maxwell. The mathematical representation of this law, particularly in vector field terms, was influenced by Oliver Heaviside. Therefore, motional EMF is indeed a critical aspect of understanding induced EMF as described in Faraday's Law.

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is "motional emf "the real explanation for the reason why emf is induced in faraday law?? thanks...
 
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What do you mean by "real explanation"? The local form of Faraday's law is one of the basic laws in physics. It cannot be somehow derived from simpler laws. It was discovered by Faraday making many careful experiments and observations and then brought into a mathematical form by Maxwell in analyzing these experiments. The form of the Maxwell equations in terms of vector fields as we learn them today is due to Heaviside.
 

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