Faraday's Law and Magnetic Induction: cause and effect

Kinsler, Paul (2017) Faraday's Law and Magnetic Induction: cause and effect. arXiv.

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Abstract

Faraday's Law of induction is often stated as "a change in magnetic flux causes an EMF"; or, more cautiously, "a change in magnetic flux is associated with an EMF"; It is as well that the more cautious form exists, because the first "causes" form is incompatible with the usual expression V=−∂tΦ. This is not, however, to deny the causality as reasonably inferred from experimental observation - it is the equation for Faraday's Law of induction which does not represent the claimed cause-and-effect relationship. Here I investigate a selection of different approaches, trying to see how an explicitly causal mathematical equation, which attempts to encapsulate the "a change in magnetic flux causes ..." idea, might arise.

Item Type:
Journal Article
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arXiv
ID Code:
126956
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Deposited On:
17 Aug 2018 07:40
Refereed?:
Yes
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Published
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11 Sep 2023 19:48