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Electrodynamic force law controversy

Peter Graneau

Neal Graneau

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  • Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom

Phys. Rev. E 63, 058601 – Published 25 April, 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.63.058601

Abstract

Cavalleri et al. [Phys. Rev. E 52, 2505 (1998); Eur. J. Phys. 17, 205 (1996)] have attempted to resolve the electrodynamic force law controversy. This attempt to prove the validity of either the Ampère or Lorentz force law by theory and experiment has revealed only that the two are equivalent when predicting the force on part of a circuit due to the current in the complete circuit. However, in our analysis of internal stresses, only Ampère’s force law agrees with experiment.

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Original Article

Experimental proof of standard electrodynamics by measuring the self-force on a part of a current loop

G. Cavalleri, G. Bettoni, E. Tonni, and G. Spavieri
Phys. Rev. E 58, 2505 (1998)

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