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| Nature 295, 311 - 312 (28 January 1982); doi:10.1038/295311a0 |
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Electromagnetic jet-propulsion in the direction of current flow
Peter Graneau
MIT Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Two simple experiments are reported here which demonstrate jet-propulsion in the direction of current flow between liquid and solid conductors. The observed effects seem to conform with Ampere's force-law, but no qualitative nor quantitative explanation has so far been found in terms of lorentzian forces and associated magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) phenomena. This research forms part of a wider investigation of the Ampere–Neumann electrodynamics and its relationship to modern science and technology.
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