Stacked magnets with air gaps and the effect on magnetic flux

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The discussion focuses on calculating the total magnetic flux at the ends of a stack of identical magnets, each producing 17.5 gauss of magnetic flux and separated by 4mm. The magnets are treated as planar coil electromagnets with a shared mild steel core of relative permeability K = 130. The user seeks guidance on whether the Biot-Savart law and superposition can be applied to determine the flux at various axial distances. The challenge lies in understanding how the air gaps between the magnets affect the overall magnetic field. The thread invites insights on solving this complex magnetic flux problem.
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I wasn't sure where to put this so mods feel free to move,
So this is a problem I'm trying to solve for a masters project and simplified it is this;

I essentially have a stack of magnets all separated by 4mm each magnet is identical and produces a magnetic flux of 17.5 gauss at its centre (all there fields are facing the same direction), in this state what will the total flux be at one of the ends or at any axial z distance?

You can treat the magnets as height 0 because in real life they are a series of planar coil electromagnets, and for the sake of simplicity we will say each has its own core but in fact there is 1 mild steel core of relative permeability K = 130.

If anyone knows how to solve this or can give me pointer where to look i would be v grateful.
 
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