Force on a parallel circular loop moving above a conducting slab and the eddy-current distribution

The purpose of this work is the determination of eddy-currents induced within a conducting slab, when a parallel circular current loop is moving above it. The field owing to the eddy-currents acts on the loop and produces forces on the loop. This geometrical configuration can approach problems of the electrical machines related to the magnetic suspension, when the geometry of these problems is compared with the above configuration. The rigorous analytical determination contributes either to the calculation of similar configurations or to the comparison of approximate solutions of more complicated configurations.