Does the electromotive force (always) represent work?
Classical Physics
2023-07-21 v2
Abstract
In the literature of Electromagnetism, the electromotive force of a "circuit" is often defined as work done on a unit charge during a complete tour of the latter around the circuit. We explain why this statement cannot be generally regarded as true, although it is indeed true in certain simple cases. Several examples are used to illustrate these points.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1405.7474,
title = {Does the electromotive force (always) represent work?},
author = {C. J. Papachristou and A. N. Magoulas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.7474},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
8 pages, 7 figures; various improvements; added references