Title

Eddie Currents Demonstration

Creator

Peristeris, Stavros

Abstract

My experiment, or rather my demonstration, aims to showcase the effects of electromagnetism As a result, I came up with the idea of the neodymium magnet free falling through a copper tube. The main principle is that as the magnet falls inside the copper tube, the flux of the magnetic field causes electrical currents in the copper tube which in turn creates their own magnetic fields that interact with the magnetic field of the magnet causing it to slow down its fall. It was made apparent that the effect is substantial, and I tried to measure it by calculating the net acceleration which came at around 2,5% of the gravity acceleration..

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Subject

interdisciplinary

Date Available

May 23, 2025

Type

Copper Tube/Neodymium Magnet

Course

HNS 2250 Debunking Pseudoscience

Course Offering Term

Fall Semester 2024

Instructor

Valahas, Michael

Session

Honors Creative Projects

Location

Student Lounge

Event

Year 2025 | 9th Annual Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium