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On the motion of a sphere through a conducting fluid in the presence of a magnetic field*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

G. S. S. Ludford  and
M. P. Singh
G. S. S. Ludford
Affiliation:
Cornell University
M. P. Singh
Affiliation:
Cornell University
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Abstract

Errors in a previous discussion (4) of the title problem for a perfectly conducting sphere are corrected. An alternative method of determining the ultimate motion is described for both a perfectly conducting and a non-conducting sphere moving along the magnetic field.

Type
Research Article
Information
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 59 , Issue 3 , July 1963 , pp. 625 - 635
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1963

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