The Magnetocatenary

Abstract

A current-carrying wire hanging between two suspension points in a transverse magnetic field adopts a shape intermediate between a circle and a hyperbolic cosine. This magnetocatenary can be analytically calculated as a novel extension of the standard hanging chain problem in an intermediate mechanics course.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA568527

Entities

People

  • Carl E. Mungan
  • Trevor C. Lipscombe

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Catenaries
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Education
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Gravitational Fields
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Forces
  • Mechanics
  • Physics
  • Shape
  • Standards
  • Transverse
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States Naval Academy

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics