Re: Lenz's Law

[brian whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>]

At 10:05 3/22/00 -0600, Jack Uretsky wrote:
>        Resistance in current loop does not affect the derivative of
> the current in the loop, so if you trace through all the linkings you
> will see that it affects the voltage change on the straight wire that
> is required to effect a current change in that wire.
>        I don't see how it helps to know that the name of this effect
> is "mutual inductance".
>                                Regards,
>                                        Jack

I hold that resistance in a wire loop subject to induction
does indeed affect the rate of change of current in that loop,
as may be demonstrated by cutting it, at which point the time
rate of change of current falls to zero.


brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK