DocumentCode
1531196
Title
Railgun recoil forces cannot be modeled as gas pressure
Author
Graneau, Peter ; Graneau, Neal
Author_Institution
Center for Electromagn. Res., Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Volume
33
Issue
6
fYear
1997
fDate
11/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
4570
Lastpage
4571
Abstract
This letter discusses the failure of the Lorentz force law to locate the recoil action in railguns. Ampere´s force law makes predictions which agree with experiment
Keywords
electromagnetic forces; modelling; momentum; railguns; Ampere force law; Lorentz force law; electromagnetic field energy; gas pressure model; railguns; recoil action; recoil force modeling; Acceleration; Capacitors; Circuits; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic forces; Electromagnetic launching; Lorentz covariance; Projectiles; Railguns; Rails;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.649896
Filename
649896
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