Re: non-potential voltage

[Bob Sciamanda <trebor@VELOCITY.NET>]

I would only add that forces other than overt E/B fields can be involved
in driving currents and "EMF" mechanisms.  Eg., consider diffusion
currents, the brute force of a van de Graff belt, etc.

Bob

Bob Sciamanda (W3NLV)
Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (em)
trebor@velocity.net
http://www.velocity.net/~trebor

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Denker" <jsd@MONMOUTH.COM>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: non-potential voltage


> . . . In general, the force on a test charge is
>          F = q * (- del phi - d/dt A + v × del × A)
>
> where phi denotes the electrostatic potential (in horrible but
> not-easily-avoidable conflict with the notation [phi=flux] of my notes
> earlier this morning).
> . . .