Re: non-potential voltage

[John Denker <jsd@MONMOUTH.COM>]

At 11:09 AM 4/14/00 -0400, Robert A Cohen wrote:
> I like to say "induced circulation of the E-field" myself.  Quite a
> mouthful but is this incorrect?

That sounds exactly correct to me.  And I can't think of a simpler way to
say it.

> As long as there is an element in place, the induced emf could lead to a
> potential difference across it (e.g., a solenoid or loop where the two
> ends are not connected), no?  So, we could infer the induced emf by
> measuring the potential difference.

But it's not a _potential_ difference.  Calling the voltage a "potential"
causes people to underestimate the difficulty of measuring it.