Re: [Phys-l] induced emf and induced current

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

Hmmm... this seems to conflict with the concept I had in mind when 
considering a pigeon's wing moving wrt the geomagnetic field, long ago.
No electric circuit - but displacement current, I supposed.

But recall that Faraday dangled electrodes from a bridge across the 
Thames, expecting (unsuccessfully as it turned out) to see the potential 
due to the river current.

Brian W

LaMontagne, Bob wrote:
> I'm not sure what is meant by "the induced emf could be considered as towards the centre". The induced emf, as I understand it, is the result of integrating the induced electric field around a closed path encompassing a changing magnetic field. It doesn't really exist from point to point because magnetic flux cannot be defined relative to an open path. 
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