A metal ring of radius a and mass m falls into a constant and uniform gravitational field, with the acceleration g, inside a magnetic field, in which the vertical component Bz depends on z. The plane of the ring remains horizontal and the resistance of the ring is R. If the inductance of the ring is negligible, prove that for a long fall, the ring's velocity becomes independent of z if (dBz/dz) → b1 for large |z|, where b1 is a constant. Find the constant limiting velocity. Find the velocity at all times for the case Bz = b0 + b1z, where b0 and b1 are constants.
A metal ring of radius a and mass m falls into a constant and uniform gravitational field, with the acceleration g, insi...
2 5. The gravitational field inside a spherical planet of uniform density, mass M, and radius R is given by ö(r) = -art, where a is a constant, and o Sr SR. Determine the constant a in terms of GN, M, and R.
When an object falls in Earth's gravitational field (think of a skydiver jumping from an airplane or a marble falling in a tank of oil), it accelerates due to the force of gravity. If gravity were the only force acting on the object, then all objects-elephants and feathers alike would fall at the same rate. But gravity is not the only force present. Moving objects also experience resistance or friction from the surrounding medium; it would be air resistance for...