In Reply to: Re: Hawksford posted by john curl on October 1, 2003 at 20:40:29:
Thanks, John, for reviewing my post. I'm glad we agree. I figured that your reference to 'inductance' implied cable inductance, but I wanted to be sure. Regarding whether the embedded radial loop inductance behaves like a normal inductor, I'll have to investigate that question. Obviously, the answer in general would be yes, since Maxwell's equations hold in both cases, but specifically no, since the boundary conditions differ for the loop immersed in copper. I'll see what my reference text books have to say. These embedded radial currents are much like the "eddy currents" that circulate in the core laminations of a power transformer. In that case, the medium is conductive and ferromagnetic as well. Kind of like Dr. Hawksford using steel wire. Best regards.
Claude
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