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   1# Fields
   2
   3Non-contact forces:
   4- strong nuclear force
   5- weak nuclear force
   6- electromagnetic force (dipoles)
   7- gravitational force (monopoles)
   8
   9---
  10
  11## Gravity
  12
  13### Newton's law of universal gravitation
  14
  15$$F_g=G{{m_1m_2}\over r^2}$$
  16
  17where
  18$F_g$ is the gravitational force between $m_1$ and $m_2$
  19$G$ is the gravitational constant, $6.67 \times 10^{-11} \operatorname{N m^2kg^{-2}}$
  20$r$ is the distance between centre of $m_1$ and $m_2$
  21
  22
  23- inverse square law
  24- acceleration can be calculated from $F_g$, since $F=ma$
  25- all objects with mass attract each other with $F_g$
  26- $F_g$ acts equally on $m_1$ and $m_2$
  27- acceleration of an object close to earth's surface can be approximated by ignoring its mass ($m_2 \approx 0$)
  28- apparent weight may be different to gravitational (normal) weight
  29
  30### Gravitational fields
  31
  32$$g={F_g \over m}=G{M \over r^2}$$
  33
  34where
  35$g$ is the gravitational field strength
  36$F_g$ is the force due to gravity ($=G{{m_1m_2}\over r^2}$)
  37$m$ is the mass of object in the field
  38$M$ is the mass of the central body
  39
  40- arrows towards centre of object
  41- closer arrows mean larger force
  42- parallel field lines - uniform field strength (vector)
  43
  44Characteristics of gravitational fields:
  45- monopoles
  46- attractive force
  47- extends to infinite distance, but diminishes with inverse square law
  48
  49### Work in a gravitational field
  50
  51Gravitational potential energy: $E_g = mg \Delta h$
  52Work: $W = \Delta E_g = Fx$
  53
  54Area under force-distance graph = $\Delta E_g$
  55Area under field-distance graph = $\Delta E_g / \operatorname{kg}$
  56
  57### Satellites
  58
  59## Electromagnetism
  60
  61### Electric fields
  62
  63- surrounds +ve and -ve charges
  64- exerts force on other changes in its field
  65- monopoles and dipoles
  66- attractive/repulsive forces
  67- can be constrained to a fixed distance (conductors / insulators)
  68- current flows from +ve to -ve
  69
  70#### Field lines
  71- +ve to -ve
  72- start and end $\perp$ to surface
  73- field lines never cross
  74- point charges - radiate from centre
  75
  76#### Forces
  77
  78$$F=qE$$
  79
  80where
  81$F$ is the force on charged particle
  82$q$ is the charge of object experiencing force (Coulombs)
  83$E$ is the strength of the electric field (Newtons / Coloumb or Volts / metre)
  84
  85#### Work in electric fields
  86
  87$$W=qV$$
  88
  89where
  90$W$ is the work done on +ve point charge or in field
  91$q$ is the charge of point charge being acted on
  92$V$ is the potential (voltage) between points
  93
  94#### Coulomb's law
  95
  96
  97$$F=k{{q_1q_2}\over r^2}$$
  98
  99where
 100$k$ is Coulomb's constant $9.0 \times 10^9 \operatorname{N m^2 C^{-2}}$
 101$q_1$ and $q_2$ are the charges on the interacting points
 102
 103
 104#### Electric field at distance from a charge
 105
 106$$E=k{Q \over r^2}$$
 107
 108### Electromagnetism
 109
 110#### Lenz's law
 111- Right hand grip rule (relationship between directions of $I, F$)
 112
 113#### Solenoids
 114- Coil around core (like a transformer but field is transferred to kinetic energy)
 115
 116#### Magnetic force on charged particles
 117
 118$$F=qvB$$
 119
 120where
 121$v$ is the component of velocity which is $\perp$ to magnetic field
 122
 123#### Right hand slap rule
 124
 125
 126**Field, current and force are all 90 degree to each other**
 127<pre>
 128force
 129|      /    field
 130|   /
 131|/  90 de=
 132 \
 133   \   +ve charge
 134</pre>
 135
 136Force is given by $F=nBIl$
 137
 138### Motors
 139
 140#### DC
 141
 142- current-carrying wire experiences magnetic force $F$ equal to $nBIl$
 143- torque: $\tau = r_{\perp} F$
 144- split ring and brushes