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This lecture discusses the concept of magnetic forces on current wires and the phenomenon of star quakes on a magnetar. Topics include the magnetic force on a wire, net force on a wire, torque on a current loop, and the comparison between electric and magnetic dipoles.
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Physics 2102 Jonathan Dowling Physics 2102 Lecture 14 Aurora Borealis Ch28: Magnetic Forces on Current Wires Star Quake on a Magnetar! “I’ll be back….
Crossed Fields E vs. B q y B E v L FE=qE FE=ma => y=qEL2/(2mv2) FB=vqBFE FB=FE => y=0 => v=E/B
L Magnetic force on a wire. Note: If wire is not straight, compute force on differential elements and integrate:
L R R L Example Wire with current i. Magnetic field out of page. What is net force on wire? By symmetry, F2will only have a vertical component, Notice that the force is the same as that for a straight wire, and this would be true no matter what the shape of the central segment!.
L B I Example 4: The Rail Gun rails • Conducting projectile of length 2cm, mass 10g carries constant current 100A between two rails. • Magnetic field B = 100T points outward. • Assuming the projectile starts from rest at t = 0, what is its speed after a time t = 1s? projectile • Force on projectile: F= ILB (from F = iL x B) • Acceleration: a = iLB/m (from F = ma) • v(t) = iLBt/m (from v = v0 + at) = (100A)(0.02m)(100T)(1s)/(0.01kg) = 2000m/s • = 4,473mph = MACH 8!
Torque on a Current Loop: Principle behind electric motors. Rectangular coil: A=ab, current = i Net force on current loop = 0 But: Net torque is NOT zero! • For a coil with N turns, • = N I A B sinq, where A is the area of coil
Right hand rule: curl fingers in direction of current; thumb points along m Define: magnetic dipole moment m Magnetic Dipole Moment We just showed: t = NiABsinq N = number of turns in coil A=area of coil. As in the case of electric dipoles, magnetic dipoles tend to align with the magnetic field.
+Q p=Qa -Q QE q QE Electric vs. Magnetic Dipoles