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Table of Contents

  • 1. Mechanics
  • 2. Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound
    • A. Simple Harmonic Motion
      • 10. Current Coupled Coils
      • 20. Driven Mass on a Spring
      • 30. Driven Torsion Pendulum
      • 40. Driven Tuning Fork
      • 50. Laser Sine Wave from Tuning Fork
      • 60. Mystery Pendulum Explanation
      • 70. Parametric Oscillation
      • 80. Pendulum Waves
      • 90. Resonance
      • 100. Simple Harmonic Motion
      • 110. Two Balls Hanging
    • B. Waves
    • C. Acoustics
  • 3. Matter and Thermodynamics
  • 4. Electricity and Magnetism
  • 5. Light and Optics
  • 6. Modern Physics
  • 7. Astronomy
  • 8. Software and Multimedia
  • 9. Index and code conversion from older manual
  • External Resources

10. Current Coupled Coils

Two solenoid coils connected by wires are arranged so that magnets on springs oscillate in them. When one magnet is set oscillating, the induced current causes the other to oscillate also. Note that the oscillations are coupled through the velocity term rather than the amplitude term as in coupled pendula.

Also Current Coupled Coils (Electrodynamics)

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