Measuring Earth's Magnetic Field Using a Smartphone Magnetometer
Physics Education
2019-01-04 v1
Authors:
Simen Hellesund
Abstract
I use the magnetometers of a smartphone to measure the magnitude of the earth's magnetic field. A method for eliminating bias due to internal magnetic fields in the phone is proposed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1901.00857,
title = {Measuring Earth's Magnetic Field Using a Smartphone Magnetometer},
author = {Simen Hellesund},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.00857},
year = {2019}
}
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