PX157 - D2 - induced electric fields
- there is an induced emf if there is no motion:
- but, faraday's law still holds:

- eg: solenoid with current (
), cross-sectional area ( ), with turns pre unit length, and magnetic field:
- adding a conducting loop on the outside, magnetic flux:
- from faraday's law:
- current induced in the loop:
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from lenz's law, the direction of
is opposite to -
the force acting on charge,
, is given by the lorentz force:
- the emf is defined as:
- since the wire is not moving,
, and there is no external magnetic field, the only contribution can come from the electric field:
- for stationary loops:
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this poses a problem
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remember: in electrostatics, an electric field starts at a positive charge and ends at a negative charge
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represents the potential difference between the start and end points -
for a closed path, the start and the end points are the same, so the potential difference is zero, ie:
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this is only valid in time-independent magnetic problems
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if there is a changing magnetic field -
generates closed loops of electric fields, called the induced electric field -
around a loop of induced electric field, since
, the electric field does net work around a closed loop, and a potential can no longer be defined -
the concept of electrostatic potential no longer works
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solenoid's power output over the whole solenoid:
- also,
- for electric field, energy density,
- comparing with
- hydrogen atom:
- hydrogen atom:
- conclusion:
- resistor: dissipates energy
- capacitor: stores energy in
- coil (solenoid, inductor): stores energy in