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Re: [Phys-l] Is skin efffect a factor?



On 06/05/2009 09:55 AM, Bernard Cleyet wrote:
A typical back EMF demo is to drop a magnet on to a conducting
plate. One inch thick Cu cooled w/ LN2 is usual. I wonder; will
1/2 inch thick work as well and, if so, because of skin effect?


Is this not the world's easiest dimensional analysis (i.e.
dimensional scaling) exercise?

If not, please explain where the hangup is.