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3.6 Induction & Maxwell's Equations

Irodov Problems 3.288 to 3.371.

  • 84problems
  • 159figures
  • Difficulty2.3avgDifficulty: 7 rated 1, 46 rated 2, 27 rated 3, 4 rated 4, 0 rated 5; mean 2.3.
  • Uniqueness3.0avgUniqueness: 2 rated 1, 21 rated 2, 35 rated 3, 24 rated 4, 2 rated 5; mean 3.0.
No.TitleDifficultyUniquenessMethods
3.288A Chord Climbing a ParabolaDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5motional emf · faraday law · calculus of motion
3.289Two End Resistors Share One SourceDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5motional emf · kirchhoff rules
3.290Inertia Against the Lorentz ForceDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5lorentz force · motional emf · circular motion · electric potential
3.291Only the Far End MattersDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5lorentz force · motional emf · electric potential
3.292Half Disc Turning Through the EdgeDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5faraday law · kinematic graphs · calculus of motion
3.293A Connector Running into Weaker FieldDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5motional emf · ampere law · faraday law
3.294Two Sides in Unequal FieldsDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5faraday law · ampere law · motional emf
3.295Steering a Rod Against GravityDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5motional emf · torque · ampere force · kirchhoff rules
3.296Gravity Against the Magnetic BrakeDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5motional emf · ampere force · newton second law · energy conservation
3.297A Capacitor Adds to the MassDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5motional emf · capacitance · newton second law · ampere force
3.298Half a Loop Makes an AlternatorDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5faraday law · joule heating
3.299Charge Counts the Flux ChangeDifficulty 1 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5faraday law · self inductance
3.300Inductance Drops Out of the ChargeDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5faraday law · self inductance · ampere law
3.301A Connector in a Graded FieldDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5motional emf · ampere force · ampere law
3.302A Brake Proportional to SpeedDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5motional emf · ampere force · differential equation · energy conservation
3.303Pulled Toward a Terminal SpeedDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5motional emf · ampere force · differential equation
3.304Which Way Round Each LoopDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5faraday law · kirchhoff rules · symmetry
3.305Two Squares Pulling Against Each OtherDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5faraday law · superposition
3.306Inner Turns Count for LessDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5faraday law · superposition
3.307Growing Field Meets Growing AreaDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5faraday law · motional emf
3.308Eddy Field Beyond the WindingDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5faraday law · symmetry · limiting cases
3.309A Copper Turn Round a SolenoidDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5faraday law · resistance integration
3.310Charges Fix an Unequal RingDifficulty 4 of 5Uniqueness 5 of 5faraday law · local ohm law · symmetry
3.311Spun Up by Switching OnDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5faraday law · angular momentum · torque
3.312The Squeeze Peaks at Half CurrentDifficulty 4 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5lr transient · faraday law · ampere force · optimization
3.313Heat from a Parabolic FluxDifficulty 1 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5faraday law · joule heating
3.314A Thick Ring as Nested LoopsDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5faraday law · local ohm law · symmetry
3.315The Diameter Drops OutDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5self inductance · ampere law
3.316Inductance Weighed and MeasuredDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5self inductance · ampere law · resistance integration
3.317Halfway After 0.69 Time ConstantsDifficulty 1 of 5Uniqueness 1 of 5lr transient · differential equation
3.318Only the Copper per Metre CountsDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5self inductance · ampere law · dimensional analysis
3.319A Logarithm per Metre of CableDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5self inductance · ampere law · magnetic energy
3.320A Square Section, a LogarithmDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5self inductance · ampere law · magnetic materials
3.321Field Trapped Between Two TapesDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5self inductance · ampere law · superposition
3.322Two Wires, Two LogarithmsDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5self inductance · superposition · approximation expansion
3.323A Superconductor Refuses New FluxDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5faraday law · self inductance · magnetic energy · work energy
3.324Stretch the Coil, Raise the CurrentDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5self inductance · faraday law · magnetic energy
3.325Flux Frozen into a RingDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5faraday law · self inductance
3.326Cut the Inductance, Jump the CurrentDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5lr transient · self inductance · differential equation
3.327The Shunt Doubles the Coil's TimeDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5kirchhoff rules · lr transient · differential equation
3.328Ideal Coils Share by FluxDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5self inductance · kirchhoff rules · lr transient
3.329A Logarithm Couples Wire and FrameDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5mutual inductance · ampere law
3.330A Wire Threading Every TurnDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5mutual inductance · ampere law · magnetic materials
3.331The Easy Way Round Through ReciprocityDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5mutual inductance · biot savart · magnetic dipole
3.332A Magnet Weighed by a ChargeDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5faraday law · magnetic dipole · mutual inductance
3.333Two Distant Loops Couple as DipolesDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5mutual inductance · biot savart · approximation expansion
3.334A Ramp Induces a Steady CurrentDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5mutual inductance · lr transient · faraday law
3.335A Third of the Stored EnergyDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5lr transient · magnetic energy · joule heating
3.336Flux Times Current Gives the EnergyDifficulty 1 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5self inductance · magnetic energy
3.337Energy Read Off the Iron's CurveDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5ampere law · magnetic materials · magnetic energy
3.338The Gap Stores Three QuartersDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5ampere law · magnetic energy · self inductance · magnetic materials
3.339Spinning Charge Makes a SolenoidDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5ampere law · magnetic energy · symmetry
3.340Electric Field Matching One TeslaDifficulty 1 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5field energy · magnetic energy
3.341Magnetic Energy Is Relativistically SmallDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5biot savart · coulomb law · magnetic energy · field energy
3.342Magnetization Work Carries a HalfDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5magnetic energy · magnetic materials
3.343Coils Combine Like ResistorsDifficulty 1 of 5Uniqueness 1 of 5self inductance · kirchhoff rules
3.344Perfect Coupling Gives the Geometric MeanDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5mutual inductance · self inductance · ampere law
3.345Interaction Energy Lives in the OverlapDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5magnetic energy · mutual inductance · superposition
3.346Small Loop Samples the Center FieldDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5mutual inductance · biot savart · magnetic energy · magnetic dipole
3.347Leak and Displacement Cancel ExactlyDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5displacement current · gauss law · local ohm law
3.348A Leak That Makes No FieldDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5displacement current · ampere law · symmetry
3.349The Lead Current Crosses the GapDifficulty 1 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5displacement current · capacitance
3.350Two Currents Out of StepDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5displacement current · ampere law · local ohm law
3.351Displacement Current Around a SolenoidDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5faraday law · displacement current · symmetry
3.352The Moving Charge's Displacement CurrentDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5displacement current · coulomb law · vector decomposition
3.353Peak Displacement Current at ArrivalDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5displacement current · superposition · optimization
3.354Biot and Savart from Displacement CurrentDifficulty 4 of 5Uniqueness 5 of 5displacement current · maxwell equations · symmetry · gauss law
3.355What Maxwell's Equations ForbidDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5maxwell equations · faraday law · displacement current
3.356Charge Conservation Inside Maxwell's EquationsDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5maxwell equations · displacement current · gauss law
3.357Faraday's Law Keeps B Divergence-FreeDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5maxwell equations · faraday law
3.358The Curl of a Turning FieldDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5faraday law · maxwell equations · rigid body rotation
3.359One Force, Two FieldsDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5field transformation · frames of reference · lorentz force
3.360A Moving Plate Charges Its FacesDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5motional emf · conductor equilibrium · lorentz force
3.361Charges in a Spinning Metal CylinderDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5motional emf · conductor equilibrium · gauss law · lorentz force
3.362The Slow Charge's Field by TransformationDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5field transformation · frames of reference · biot savart
3.363One Field Becomes Two, at Right AnglesDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5field transformation · vector decomposition · lorentz transformation
3.364A Wire's Field Seen on the MoveDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5field transformation · frames of reference · vector decomposition
3.365A Moving Observer Sees CirclesDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5field transformation · frames of reference
3.366Galilean Fields as the Slow LimitDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5field transformation · approximation expansion · limiting cases
3.367Only the Cross Part GrowsDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5field transformation · vector decomposition · lorentz transformation
3.368A Pure Magnetic Field, Seen MovingDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5field transformation · vector decomposition · lorentz transformation
3.369What Every Observer Agrees OnDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5field transformation · vector decomposition · lorentz transformation
3.370The Frame Where Only B SurvivesDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5field transformation · frames of reference
3.371A Fast Charge Flattens Its FieldDifficulty 4 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5field transformation · length contraction · coulomb law