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The Karlqvist approximation revisited

Classical Physics 2015-04-30 v1

Abstract

The Karlqvist approximation signaling the historical beginning of magnetic recording head theory is reviewed and compared to various approaches progressing from Green, Fourier, Conformal mapping that obeys the Sommerfeld edge condition at angular points and leads to exact results.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1504.07625,
  title  = {The Karlqvist approximation revisited},
  author = {C. Tannous},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.07625},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

9 pages and 9 figures. To submit to American Journal of Physics

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