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What happens if you move a conductor in a given magnetic field? The answer is simple, in principle: the conductor usually carries induced currents that generate an induced magnetic field, which adds to the original field: the net field is the sum of the two. To calculate the net field, one must therefore calculate the induced currents from Ohm’s law for moving conductors (Sect. 6.4). One must of course take into account the electric field of the space charges associated with the v × B field.1
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This chapter extends the discussion in P. Lorrain, J. McTavish, F. Lorrain, Magnetic fields in moving conductors: four simple examples, Eur. J. Phys. 19, 451–457 (1998).
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(2006). Nine Examples: Magnetic Fields in Moving Conductors. In: Magneto-Fluid Dynamics. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-47290-4_8
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